Tehuelche

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A group of indigenous peoples of Patagonia and the southern pampas regions of Argentina and Chile. plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A nearly extinct Chonan language spoken in Patagonia.

Etymology

From Mapudungun, meaning "fierce people".

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