ALACALUF


Meaning of ALACALUF in English

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

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