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Yahgan

Yámana, South American Indian people, very few in number, who were the traditional occupants of the south coast of Tierra del Fuego and the neighbouring islands south to Cape Horn. In the 19th century they numbered between 2,500 and 3,000. The Yámana language forms a distinct linguistic group made up of five mutually intelligible dialects that correspond to five regionally defined subdivisions. Archaeologists have discovered extensive remains of Yámana camping places. Like their neighbours the Alacaluf and the Chono (q.v.), the Yámana hunted and gathered shellfish, seals, whales, and birds; a few berries and several varieties of fungi rounded out ...(100 of 210 words)

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