Puelche

Gününa Küna

Puelche was a language isolate once spoken in Argentina.

Puelche · 42.2°S 68.7°W

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

Gününa Küne (Puelche) is an extinct Chonan language formerly spoken by the Gününa Küne people in the Pampas region of Argentina. The language is also known as Gennaken (Guenaken), Northern Tehuelche, Gününa Yajüch, Ranquelche, Septentrional Austral Tehuelche and Pampa. It was also spoken by the Chechehet.

From Wikipedia · Gününa Küne language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Puelche

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	pastrami*
name	atulo*
eye	atetk*
ear	acucuk*
nose	anutr*
tooth	ahaxu*
tongue	awunk*
hand	agaL*
blood	genaw*
bone	uxuc*
skin	alehluk*
knee	acacu*
breast	axuxu*
liver	agun*
water	yagüp
fire	axwakuk*
sun	amaxaapyuxuk*
star	caqalul*
stone	ciyu*
mountain	atek*
tree	Lupuk*
leaf	acuck*
night	trumun*
dog	dasu*
fish	calwu*
louse	Tutru*
one	cuyu*
two	puc*
I	kia*
you	kumaw*