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The Huilliche (Huillice) is an ethnic group of Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
, belonging to the Mapuche
Mapuche

The Mapuche are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. They were known as Araucanians by the Spaniards....
 culture. They live in mountain valleys in an area south of Toltén River
Toltén River

Tolt?n River is a river located in the Araucan?a Region of Chile. It rises at Villarrica Lake, close to the city of the Villarrica, Chile. Its major tributary is Allip?n River....
 and on Chiloé Archipelago
Chiloé Archipelago

Chilo? Archipelago consists of several islands lying off the coast of Chile. It is separed from mainland Chile by Chacao Channel in the north, the Chilotan Sea en the east and Gulf of Corcovado to the southeast....
. The Huilliche spoke the Huillice language
Huillice language

The Huilliche language is an Araucanian languages spoken by about 2,000 ethnic Huilliche people in Chile. It is spoken in an area south of the area inhabited by the Mapuche, in the nation's Los Lagos Region and Los R?os Region regiones ; and mountain valleys, between the city of Valdivia and south toward Chilo? Archipelago....
 or Huilliche dialect of Mapudungun in historic times (i.e., after the arrival of the Spanish), but some people nowadays believe they might have spoken a (possibly) unrelated language before their Mapuche acculturation.






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The Huilliche (Huillice) is an ethnic group of Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
, belonging to the Mapuche
Mapuche

The Mapuche are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. They were known as Araucanians by the Spaniards....
 culture. They live in mountain valleys in an area south of Toltén River
Toltén River

Tolt?n River is a river located in the Araucan?a Region of Chile. It rises at Villarrica Lake, close to the city of the Villarrica, Chile. Its major tributary is Allip?n River....
 and on Chiloé Archipelago
Chiloé Archipelago

Chilo? Archipelago consists of several islands lying off the coast of Chile. It is separed from mainland Chile by Chacao Channel in the north, the Chilotan Sea en the east and Gulf of Corcovado to the southeast....
. The Huilliche spoke the Huillice language
Huillice language

The Huilliche language is an Araucanian languages spoken by about 2,000 ethnic Huilliche people in Chile. It is spoken in an area south of the area inhabited by the Mapuche, in the nation's Los Lagos Region and Los R?os Region regiones ; and mountain valleys, between the city of Valdivia and south toward Chilo? Archipelago....
 or Huilliche dialect of Mapudungun in historic times (i.e., after the arrival of the Spanish), but some people nowadays believe they might have spoken a (possibly) unrelated language before their Mapuche acculturation. Their name means 'southerners' (Mapudungun willi 'south' and che 'people'.)

According to the place where they live, some may prefer the names:

  • The huilliches of the Valdivia Province
    Valdivia Province

    Valdivia is a province of Chile located in the Los R?os Region. Located in the province are two important rivers, the Calle-Calle / Valdivia River and the Cruces River....
    : Lafkenche
  • The huilliches of the Osorno Province
    Osorno Province

    Osorno Province is one of the four provinces in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The province has an area of 9,223.7 km? and a population of 221,509 distributed across seven municipalities ....
    : the original name Huilliche
  • The huilliches of the Chiloé Province
    Chiloé Province

    Chilo? is one of the provinces of Los Lagos Region of Chile.Chilo? Province includes Chilo? Island and many smaller islands. The area of Chilo? province is 9181 km? ....
    : Veliche