YAHGAN ( YÁMANA, Yaghan, Yagán, Tequenica, Háusi Kúta, )
A nearly extinct language spoken by 1 person in Patagonia, Isla Navarino, Puerto Williams, Ukika hamlet, Chile. Already extinct in Argentina.
Linguistic Lineage for Yámana
Chile
Contributed by
Wolfgang Kuhl - E-mail WKuhl44238@aol.com
Another rendition of Thomas Bridges' translation (January 1876)
Haiananin I:mun sa: sa-mu:ta HEAVEN-un, Yamanada:ra skaia kvwe:
wvl'apu:ku:a, kvwe: wvl'uru:mvnoa skaia kaia.
Ku:kvnjita HEAVEN'ndauluma:kindaian skaia kvmvni-tu:shabaguhrgaiata,
kvnda:m u:sindauluma:kindaian skaia kvwe: wvla tu:shabagu:doa.
Hu:ka we:la tu:atamun' haiananima hauanchi molun, hu:ka we:la
u:shvnabi:nun haiananin u:la:pa, ta:saia haian
mamu:shvnabi:nata:pai, haian matu:aru:guhrchela:mus. U:lap alagvnat-
u:u:la:pvnati:ka haiananima, u:lap alagvnatu:aru:gati:ka haiananima,
Sa-tvpan sa mu:ta taui:na:ki, asasina:ki, mawi:usha:ki,
kvtaki:tawopan, Auwvn.
Contributed by
Jess Tauber - Email phonosemantics@earthlink.net
Literal translation
Contributed by
Wolfgang Kuhl - E-mail WKuhl44238@aol.com
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