The HuillicheLanguage is an AraucanianLanguage of Chile. 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 Chiloe. Alternate names: VELICHE, HUILICHE. Dialects: TSESUNGUN. 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.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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