given to the Mapuche by the Spaniards; the Mapuche avoid it as a remnant of Spanish colonialism. Mapudungun is not an official language of the countries...

The Mapuche (/məˈpuːtʃi/ mə-POO-chee, Mapuche and Spanish: [maˈputʃe]) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina...

within the broader Mapuche ethnic group, yet consider themselves quite distinct in both language and identity [...] Though the two languages [Huillichesungun...

Mapuche religion is the traditional Native American religion of the Mapuche people. It is practiced primarily in south-central Chile and southwest Argentina...

spoken respectively by the Mapuche and Huilliche people. These are usually considered divergent dialects of a single language isolate. It is estimated that...

goes for linguistics, where the Mapuche language is considered a language isolate. Archaeological evidence shows Mapuche culture has existed in Chile at...

archaeological culture, the Mapuche people of southern Chile and Argentina have a long history which dates back to 600–500 BC. The Mapuche society underwent great...

The Mapuche conflict (Spanish: conflicto mapuche) involves indigenous Mapuche communities, also known as the Araucanians, located in Araucanía (Spanish...

Kueyen, Melipal, and Yepun (all words for astronomical objects in the Mapuche language), are generally used separately but can be combined to achieve a very...

by Jesuit Missionaries became extinct around 1800. The Mapuche language is an isolated language that had approximately 8,400 speakers in the provinces...

dialect of Huilliche, an Araucanian language spoken in Chile. Most of its speakers speak Spanish as their first language. It is closely related but barely...

Galvarino (died c. November 30, 1557) was a famous Mapuche warrior during the majority of the early part of the Arauco War. He fought and was taken prisoner...

Wallmapu is the word in the Mapuche language to say "Universe" or "set of surrounding lands", currently used by some historians to describe the historical...

Fela Kuti's musical heritage. The word Newén means 'strength' in the Mapuche language. Newen Afrobeat was founded in 2009 by the Chilean composer and singer...

One of the best-known arts of the Mapuche is their textiles. The tradition of Mapuche textile production dates back to pre-Hispanic times and continues...

see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Mapudungun, the language of the Mapuche of modern south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, did not...

mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failed to conquer the independent Mapuche people who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. Chile emerged as...

campaigns, agreements and penetrations by the Chilean army and settlers into Mapuche territory which led to the incorporation of Araucanía into Chilean national...

commoners. The Leco language might also be related. Moulian et al. (2015) argue that Puquina language influenced Mapuche language of southern Chile long...

Ancestral Mapuche (transl. "Mapuche Ancestral Resistance", RAM) is an indigenous organization advocated to the creation of an autonomous Mapuche state in...

2001 census [INDEC]. The name of the city means "Round Lagoon" in the Mapuche language. It was founded on 12 April 1876 by the advancing troops of Colonel...

population according to the 2002 Census, and the major languages of the population are as follows: Mapuche is spoken by an estimated 100,000–200,000 people;...

(Spanish pronunciation: [lawˈtaɾo]; c. 1534 – April 29, 1557) was a young Mapuche toqui known for leading the indigenous resistance against Spanish conquest...

Argentina derives from the toponym of its major island in Mapudungun (Mapuche language): "Island of the Jaguar (or Puma)", from nahuel, "puma (or jaguar)"...

Arauco War was a long-running conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people, mostly fought in the Araucanía region of Chile. The conflict began...

the Mapuche language of South America, where it is actually interdental. A true dental generally occurs allophonically before /θ/ in the languages that...

Mapuche medicine is the system of medical treatment historically used by the Mapuche people of southern Chile. It is essentially magical-religious in nature...

this species, meaning in the Mapuche language "Temu water" or "temu in the water" ("co" means water in the Mapuche language). Temu cruckshanksii is endemic...

Nothofagus pumilio, the lenga beech (from the Mapuche language), is a deciduous tree or shrub in the Nothofagaceae family that is native to the southern...

and south of the Mapuche people. It is also known as Aonikenk or Aonekko 'a'ien. The decline of the language started with the Mapuche invasion in the north...