What is Mapudungun?
Q: What is Mapudungun?
A: Mapudungun is a language isolate spoken by Mapuche people in Chile and Argentina.
Q: What is the process called when ethnic groups in Argentina adopted Mapudungun?
A: The process is called araucanization.
Q: How many speakers does Mapudungun have today?
A: Mapudungun has 260,000 speakers today.
Q: Where are most of the speakers of Mapudungun located?
A: Most of the speakers of Mapudungun are located in the Central Valley of Chile, with 250,000 speakers.
Q: How many speakers of Mapudungun are there in the Argentinian region of Patagonia?
A: There are 10,000 speakers of Mapudungun in the Argentinian region of Patagonia.
Q: What is the origin of the name "boldo"?
A: The name "boldo" comes from the Mapudungun word "foldo."
Q: What is the possible origin of the word "poncho," adopted by Spanish and other languages?
A: The word "poncho" may have come from the Mapudungun word "pontro" or from the Quechua word "punchu."
