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Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking
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Whereas in 1880 the Selk’nam ethnic group consisted of about 4,000 members, there were only two direct descendents left in 1980. Today the language is extinct.

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2012

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Argentina, Chile

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No known L1 speakers (Crevels 2007). The ethnic group disintegrated by early 20th century; last speakers died in the 1970s (Crevels 2007) (2013).

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2009

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Argentina;

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Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego.

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Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego.

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Los selknam u onas, cuya lengua se extingue hacia fines del siglo XX. [The Selknam or Onas, whose language became extinct towards the end of the 20th century.]

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Los selknam u onas, cuya lengua se extingue hacia fines del siglo XX. [The Selknam or Onas, whose language became extinct towards the end of the 20th century.]

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2005

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-53.0,-70.0

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