Moluche

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Moluche is a historical indigenous people of south-central Chile whose language is part of the broader Araucanian (Mapuche) language family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people
broaderCategory Indigenous peoples of Chile NERFINISHED
Indigenous peoples of the Southern Cone NERFINISHED
colonialInteraction engaged in conflicts with Spanish colonial authorities
participated in Arauco War
continent South America
cosmology Mapuche cosmology
country Chile
culturalArea Araucanian cultural area NERFINISHED
culturalContinuity descendants integrated into modern Mapuche population
culture Mapuche culture
demography population declined after European contact
distinctionFrom Huilliche of southern Chile NERFINISHED
Picunche of north-central Chile NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Chile NERFINISHED
ethnogenesis part of broader Mapuche ethnogenesis
ethnographicSource described in Spanish colonial chronicles
ethnonymUsage term used in colonial sources for inland Mapuche groups
historicalRegion Araucanía NERFINISHED
La Frontera (Chile) NERFINISHED
historicalStatus no longer recognized as a separate official ethnic category
languageFamily Araucanian languages NERFINISHED
Mapuche language family NERFINISHED
languageStatus language assimilated into broader Mapudungun
locatedIn south-central Chile NERFINISHED
partOf Mapuche peoples NERFINISHED
politicalOrganization chiefdoms led by lonko (leaders)
regionToday Araucanía Region NERFINISHED
Biobío Region NERFINISHED
Los Ríos Region NERFINISHED
regionType south-central Chilean valleys and foothills
relatedGroup Huilliche NERFINISHED
Mapuche NERFINISHED
Pehuenche NERFINISHED
Picunche NERFINISHED
religion Mapuche traditional religion NERFINISHED
socialOrganization lof-based kin groups
spokeLanguage Mapudungun NERFINISHED
timePeriod colonial period of Chile
pre-Columbian era
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
hunting and gathering
livestock herding
warfare resisted Spanish expansion in south-central Chile

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Araucanian languages hasPart Moluche