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Significance of symbols for the Indigenous Tribes:
Symbols are used by aboriginal people in their art to preserve their culture and tradition because they do not have their own written language. Symbols are dynamic in nature.They vary from region to region and their meanings fluctuate with change in context, clan, language groups and artists who use it to tell their stories and preserve their culture.
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MAPUCHE TRIBE
The Mapuche language, also known as Mapudungun, is a language spoken by the Mapuche people, who primarily live in Chile and Argentina. Mapudungun is a highly agglutinative language, meaning that words are formed by combining multiple morphemes, or meaningful units, together. Despite its importance to Mapuche culture and identity, Mapudungun is considered an endangered language. The majority of Mapuche people now speak Spanish as their primary language, and many younger Mapuche people are not fluent in Mapudungun. However, efforts are being made to revitalise and promote the use of Mapudungun, including through language immersion programs and the development of Mapudungun-language media and literature.
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YAMPARA TRIBE
The two most common languages are Quechua and Aymara, but Spanish is also used. In the past, the Yampara were Pukina speakers, but it is now extinct.
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