Haush
Manek'enk
RegionArgentina
EthnicityHaush people
ExtinctPeople extinct c.1920
Chonan
  • Chon proper †
    • Island Chon †
      • Haush
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
qoa
Glottologhaus1240

The Haush language (also Manek'enk) was an indigenous language spoken by the Haush people and was formerly spoken on the island of Tierra del Fuego.[1] The Haush were considered the oldest inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego; they inhabited the far eastern tip of the Mitre Peninsula. They made regular hunting trips to Isla de los Estados.

Before 1850, an estimated 300 people spoke Haush.[2] The last speaker of Haush died around 1920 and the language is considered extinct.[3]

Haush is considered to be related to the Selk'nam, Gününa Yajich, Teushen, and Tehuelche languages, which collectively belong to the Chonan language family.[4]

Vocabulary

Carlo Luigi Spegazzini (1899) cites the following Haush vocabulary.[5]

Words

Haush English
ča(a)wataʔ small mushroom
se wife
maʔčaju- young man
kotek to whistle
k’ero small hawk
t’elk’en child

Phrases

Haush English
asi n a-ma: čeʔne-s Who's coming?
anan k-as-pe-nk naʔ He is in the canoe
hajketa(s) sola-n(k) He is strong
a-ma(a) henk čeʔne-s A man comes
naʔ pe-j ma(a) n Sit here
ma(a) (a)jam-i so:l You, light the fire
asa ma(a) k-ameč’-i k’om-nk Why won't you grab?
kar k-ʔaj-Ø o(n) a(a) t’a-Ø Give me something to eat

See also

Notes

  1. Adelaar and Muysken 41
  2. Adelaar and Muysken 555
  3. Adelaar and Muysken 554
  4. Adelaar and Muysken 556
  5. Spegazzini, Carlo Lugi. "Un manuscrito de Carlos Spegazzini con datos inéditos sobre la lengua haush".

References

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