Topic summary
Mapuche language
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Mapudungun.
Speakers of Chilean Spanish who also speak Mapudungun tend to use more impersonal pronouns when speaking Spanish. In Cautín Province and Llifén, contact with Mapuche language may be the reason why there is a lack of yeísmo among some Spanish speakers. The language has also influenced the Spanish lexicon within the areas in which it is spoken. At the same time, it has incorporated loanwords from both Spanish and Quechua.