Alternate Names: Alacaluf, Alacalufe, Halakwulup, Kaweskar, Kawesqar
Dialects: Aksanás (Aksana). Dialects are generally divided into three groups, northern, central and southern, of which only the northern is still spoken (Barros 1990).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 12 (2006 O. Aguilera). 10 in Puerto Edén. Ethnic population: 2,620 (2002 census).
Language Use: Most ethnic group members are bilingual in Spanish [spa] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: Chile
Other Comments: Aksanás has been shown by Clairis to be a misinterpretation of old Qawasqar; it is a phantom (Campbell and Grondona 2012).