Language NameMapudungun
User Population8,410 in Argentina (2004 census). Ethnic population: 114,000 (2004).
LocationNeuquén, Río Negro, and Chubut provinces; Mendoza province, possibly Buenos Aires.
Alternate NamesHuilliche, Manzanero, Mapuche, Mapudungu, Maputongo, Pehuenche, Ranquel, “Araucanian” (pej.), “Araucano” (pej.)
Language UseMostly spoken by women with little outside contact. Language competence varies from fluent to passive (Crevels 2007). Older adults only. Shifted to Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Tehuelche [teh].
