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Dictionary of Indigenous Languages of Patagonia About the Author: Luis Alberto Belloni was born in Lobería, province of Buenos Aires. From 1999, he lives in the province of Chubut. Since then, he has been developing an investigation about ancestral people of Patagonia. He studied in the National University of the Center of the Province of Buenos Aires and now he studies in the National University of the Comahue and teach in some schools of the provinces of Chubut and Río Negro. Extract from the book: "..my intention was to gather words of the tehuelche
(1468), mapuche (4056), ona (selk'nam) (542), yámana (149)
and alacalufe (116) languages that could be useful for all those
who are interested in knowing more about our past and our present.
This publication is my modest investigation about the languages of the indigenous people of Patagonia" The Dictionary has 227 pages and 1440 tehuelche (chónek and/or aoniken) words, 4050 mapuche words, 545 ona (selk´nam) words, 150 yámanas words and 115 alacaluf words. The sale price is $18 (Argentine peso). The edition
is available in bookstores of Argentina or by email at: latrocha@yahoo.com.ar
or by phone at: (02944) 1560 6487). Other publications of Luís Alberto
Belloni:
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Dictionary of Indigenous languages of Patagonia Coca leaves, medicine and food Petroglyphs
on Te Pito o Te Henua or Eastern Island Monte Verde: one of the oldest archaeological site in the Americas Kaweskar Memories: Peteyem´s Story The use of traditional health care among the Mapuche in Chile: Behavior and Perception Traditional mapuche ceremony in the Budi lake Leonor
Manquel, Mapuche Weaver |