noun
or ala·ka·luf also ali·ku·luf |aləkə|lüf, |äl-
( plural alacaluf or alacalufs or alakaluf or alakalufs )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish & Yahgan; Spanish alacaluf, probably from Yahgan ( Innalum ) Aala Kaluf, literally, western men with mussel-shell knives
1.
a. : a people of Tierra del Fuego
b. : a member of such people
2. : a language of the Alacaluf people