HI COULD SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME, I HAVE BEEN RECIEVING EMIALS DAILY FROM SOMEONE FROM CHILE, ALTHOUGH I CAN JUST ABOUT MAKE OUT WHAT HE SAYS HE DOESNT UNDERSTAND ME, HELP!
2006-10-23 08:43:27 · 18 answers · asked by AMI 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
They speak Araucan
2006-10-23 09:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by Dios es amor 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The official language of Chile is Spanish, and its currency the Chilean peso. Chile is a mestizo country, of mixed European and indigenous extraction, and the indigenous tradition is still visible in several parts of the country. Chile's literacy rate is one of Latin America's highest. Nearly 90% of the Chileans are Roman Catholic, but there exists freedom of religious expression.
2006-10-23 08:48:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main language they speak in Chile is Spanish. There are also a few native indian dialects spoken, but not by very many.
2006-10-23 08:45:29 · answer #3 · answered by arbolito 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spanish and Portuguese 50 50
2016-05-22 01:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Castillano (Spanish) In Chile they speak Spanish badly. They drop the letter "s" in many words.
2006-10-23 08:49:13 · answer #5 · answered by estee.tabernac 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They speak spanish in Chile, though it may be a specific dialect. You should try the babblefish. It's on yahoo and google...under the different tools sections...just paste in what the person said, pick which language it's coming from and what language you want it put into, and presto-chango it's in your language...i'm assuming english.
2006-10-23 08:46:11 · answer #6 · answered by Jade de Rhiannon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spanish, but as in many countries, there may be dialects and variations.
2006-10-23 08:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by LL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Living languages spoken in Chile
Aymara, Central
[ayr] 899 in Chile (1994 Hans Gundermann K.). Ethnic population: 20,000 in Chile (1983 SIL). Mountains of extreme north, first region Tarapacá; Arica, Parinacota, Iquique. Classification: Aymaran
Chilean Sign Language
[csg] Classification: Deaf sign language
Huilliche
[huh] 2,000 (1982 SIL). South of the Mapuche, Tenth Region, from Valdivia to Chiloé. Alternate names: Veliche, Huiliche. Dialects: Tsesungún. Related to Mapudungun, but barely intelligible with it. Classification: Araucanian
Mapudungun
[arn] 200,000 in Chile (1982 SIL). Population total all countries: 300,000. Ethnic population: 928,000 (1992 census). Between the Itata and Tolten rivers. Also spoken in Argentina. Alternate names: Mapudungu, "Araucano", Mapuche. Dialects: Moluche (Ngoluche, Manzanero), Picunche, Pehuenche. Easy intelligibility among all dialects. Pehuenche and Moluche are very close. Classification: Araucanian
Qawasqar
[alc] 20 (1996 Oscar Aguilera). Population includes 10 in Puerto Edin. Channel Region, western Patagonia, Isle of Wellington off south Chilean coast, 49 degrees south with center in Puerto Edin. Speakers of the extinct Aksanás dialect also lived in Puerto Edén. Alternate names: Kaweskar, Kawesqar, Alacalufe, Alacaluf, Halakwulup. Dialects: Aksanás (Aksana). Classification: Alacalufan Nearly extinct.
Quechua, Chilean
[cqu] Ethnic population: 4,563 (2000 WCD). Northern second region. Dialects: May be intelligible with, or the same as, South Bolivian Quechua. Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, C
Rapa Nui
[rap] 3,392 in Chile (2000 WCD). Population includes 2,200 on Easter Island; 200 to 300 on Chile mainland, Tahiti, and USA. Ethnic population: 3,500. Easter Island, 3,800 km from Chile, 4,000 km from Tahiti. Also spoken in French Polynesia, USA. Alternate names: Easter Island, Pascuense. Dialects: Lexical similarity 64% with Hawaiian, Mangareva, Rarotonga, 63% with Marquesan; 62% with Tahitian, Paumotu. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, East, Rapanui
Spanish
[spa] 13,800,000 in Chile (1995). Population includes 25% Spanish, 66% mestizo. Alternate names: Español, Castellano. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian
Yámana
[yag] 1 (2003). Ethnic population: 100 (2000 W. Adelaar). Patagonia, Isla Navarino, Puerto Williams, Ukika hamlet. Extinct in Argentina. Alternate names: Yaghan, Yagán, Tequenica, Háusi Kúta. Dialects: Tovar (1961) says it was closest to Qawasqar, and had some relationship to Ona. Earlier there were up to five dialects. Classification: Language Isolate Nearly extinct.
2006-10-23 08:53:43 · answer #8 · answered by glosandro 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Spanish, but the South American version not the European version ............ they are no longer the same
2006-10-23 08:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latvian, in Chile they speak Latvian...
2006-10-23 09:16:16 · answer #10 · answered by Zoly 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋