northern tehuelche
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Tehuelche — Tehuelchean, adj. /teuh wel chee, chay/, n., pl. Tehuelches, (esp. collectively) Tehuelche for 1. 1. a member of an Indian people of Patagonia. 2. the language of these people. [ < Araucanian cheu(ù)lche, said to mean lit. fearless and elusive ]… … Universalium
History of Mar del Plata — The first European navigator to visit the beaches and cliffs of what one day would become Mar del Plata was Sir Francis Drake in his 1577 circumnavigation voyage. He introduced the name Cape Lobos in the cartography of his time, due to the large… … Wikipedia
Puelche language — language name=Puelche nativename= states=Argentina, Brazil speakers=5 familycolor=Isolate iso2=pue|iso3=pueThe Puelche language is a nearly extinct language spoken in Argentina and already extinct in Chile, it is a distinct language from the… … Wikipedia
Patagonia — Patagonian, adj., n. /pat euh goh nee euh, gohn yeuh/, n. 1. a tableland region of southern Argentina. 2. a region in S South America, in S Argentina and S Chile, extending from the Andes to the Atlantic. * * * Semiarid scrub plateau, southern… … Universalium
Indigenous peoples of the Americas — Red Indian redirects here. For the native inhabitants of the island of Newfoundland known for using red ochre, see Beothuk. Indigenous peoples of the Americas … Wikipedia
Chonan languages — Not to be confused with Chono language. See also: CHON Chonan Patagonian Geographic distribution: Patagonia Linguistic classification: Mosetén–Chon … Wikipedia
Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas — Cultural regions of North American people at the time of European contact … Wikipedia
Argentina — /ahr jeuhn tee neuh/; Sp. /ahrdd hen tee nah/, n. a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Cap.: Buenos Aires. Also called the Argentine. Official name, Argentine Republic. * * * Argentina Introduction… … Universalium
South American Indian — ▪ people Introduction member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the continent of South America. The customs and social systems of South American peoples are closely and naturally related to the environments in which they live … Universalium
Patagonia — For other uses, see Patagonia (disambiguation). Official map of cartographer of the King of Spain, Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla, 1775. Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the A … Wikipedia
