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Selk'nam people

indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego
Intangible ethnic_group Q1349118
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Selk'nam people

Summary

Selk'nam people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ona was Selk'nam people's native language[3].
  • Selk'nam people is in the country of Argentina[4].
  • Selk'nam people is in the country of Chile[5].
  • Selk'nam people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[6].
  • Selk'nam people's flag is recorded as flag of the Selk'nam people[7].
  • Selk'nam people's Commons category is recorded as Ona people[8].
  • Selk'nam people's cause of destruction is recorded as genocide[9].
  • Selk'nam people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Selkʼnam people[10].
  • Selk'nam people's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ona[11].

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Definition and Type

Selk'nam people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[6].

Why It Matters

Selk'nam people ranks in the top 7% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Argentina Chile

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . biblioteca.serindigena.org. biblioteca.serindigena.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Native language → Ona
    Instance of → ethnic group
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007545912305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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