The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: HUH
ISO 639-2: sai
| Population | Several thousand speakers (1982 SIL R. Croese). |
| Region | South of the Mapuche, Tenth Region, from Valdivia to Chiloé. |
| Alternate names | VELICHE, HUILICHE |
| Dialects | TSESUNGÚN. |
| Classification | Araucanian. |
| Comments | Related to Mapudungun, but barely intelligible with it. Most of the ethnic group speaks Spanish as first language. Used mainly among friends and for ceremonial purposes. Mountain valleys. |
