Yahgan

[ yah-guh n ]

/ ˈyɑ gən /

a member of an Indian people of the southern coast of Tierra del Fuego and adjacent islands.

the language of the Yahgan.

QUIZZES

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!

Question 1 of 7

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Very little is known of the Ona language, save that it is as harsh as the Yahgan is liquid.
The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn|John R. Spears
Even when the Yahgan was angry and wished to drive away an offensive person he used a polite sentence.
The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn|John R. Spears
No Yahgan man could stand against it, though numbers could temporarily overpower it.
The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn|John R. Spears
Had the early explorers imitated instead of despised the Yahgan, they would have had fewer tales of suffering to tell.
The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn|John R. Spears

Among the Yahgan of Tierra del Fuego fishing is left entirely to the women, and this is not at all unusual.
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society|C. Gasquoine Hartley