ESTADO DEL MAPÜDUNGUN EN COMUNIDADES PEWENCHES Y LAFKENCHES DE LA REGIÓN DEL BÍO-BÍO: EL CASO DE LOS ESCOLARES
2014; University of Concepción; Volume: 52; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.4067/s0718-48832014000200002
ISSN0718-4883
Autores Tópico(s)Indigenous Cultures and History
ResumoThis paper aims to examine the status of the Mapudungun language in mapuche communities of the Bío-Bío Region, through the description and analysis of some sociolinguistic dimensions such as: Mapudungun speakers in the community, level of proficiency and the state of the Mapudungun transmission of the language within the family.The sample is made up of 40 mapuche schoolchildren from 12 to 15 years old, in 7 th and 8 th grade at rural primary schools that are part of the Programa de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe (PEIB).This sample was complemented with the participation of 4 traditional Mapudungun teachers working in the participant schools.To collect the material, a sociolinguistic questionnaire and a focused interview were used, which intended to collect as much sociolinguistic information as possible, from the speakers, their families and the communities.The first instrument was applied to the school students, while the second instrument was applied to the traditional teachers.In the communities of Alto Bío-Bío, we have observed that a large number of Pewenches still maintain their language, although it should be noted that some differences in the maintenance of the language was observed among the two communities studied (Butalelbun y Cauñicu).Whereas, in Tirúa, language contact has left traces in the process of maintenance and language choice, since most families transmit only the official language to their children.
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