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1 (National)
Spanish
[spa]
1 (National). De facto national language. 13,800,000 in Chile (1995). 25% Spanish, 66% mestizo.
4 (Educational)
Mapudungun
[arn]
4 (Educational). 250,000 in Chile (Crevels 2007). Population total all countries: 258,620. Ethnic population: 604,000 (2002).
5 (Developing)
Chilean Sign Language
[csg]
5 (Developing).
6a (Vigorous)
Quechua, Chilean
[cqu]
6a (Vigorous). 8,200 (2006). Ethnic population: 6,180.
6b (Threatened)
Aymara, Central
[ayr]
6b (Threatened). 19,000 in Chile (Fabre 2007). About half have some knowledge of the language (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 48,500 (2002).
Rapa Nui
[rap]
6b (Threatened). 2,400 in Chile (Wurm 2007). 2,200 on Easter Island; 200 to 300 on Chile mainland, Tahiti, and the United States. Population total all countries: 2,600. Ethnic population: 4,650 (2002 census).
8a (Moribund)
Huilliche
[huh]
8a (Moribund). 2,000 (1982 SIL). Ethnic population: 17,000 on the Greater Island of Chiloé.
8b (Nearly extinct)
Qawasqar
[alc]
8b (Nearly extinct). 12 (2006 O. Aguilera). 10 in Puerto Edén. Ethnic population: 2,620 (2002 census).
Yámana
[yag]
8b (Nearly extinct). 1 in Chile (2003). In the 1990s, the last speaker was over 60 years old (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 1,690 (2002 census).
9 (Dormant)
Kunza
[kuz]
9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers. A few located in 1949 and since by anthropologists. Ethnic population: 21,000 (2002 census).
10 (Extinct)
Kakauhua
[kbf]
10 (Extinct). No remaining speakers.
