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Republic of [[Chile]] is an overwealmingly Spanish speaking country, with perhaps the exception of Mapudungun, and isolated native and immigrant communities. There are 9 living languages, several of which are endangered and 7 extinct ones.

{{Infobox Beverage

|name=<center>Ketel One</center>

|image=

|type=[[Vodka|Midshelf Vodka]]

|manufacturer=Nolet Distillery

|origin=[[Schiedam]], [[Netherlands]]

|introduced=[[1691]]

|discontinued=

|proof= 80

|related= [[Absolut vodka]], [[Level (vodka)|Level]], [[Smirnoff Vodka]]

|variants= [[Citrus|Citron]]

}}

'''Ketel One Vodka''' is distilled from pure wheat and made in the [[Netherlands]]. It is distilled in an [[alembic]] copper pot, a method typically reserved for fine scotches and cognacs. According to its label, it is handmade in small batches using traditional recipes at the Nolet Distillery (founded in 1691) in [[Holland]]. The alcohol content of this spirit is 40%. They also make a Citron flavored vodka.

==Spanish==

Ketel One was first distilled by Joannes Nolet in the town of [[Schiedam]], the [[Netherlands]]. The Distillery is still in the hands of the Nolet family, 10 generations later.

There were 13,800,000 '''[[Spanish language|Spanish]]''' speakers 12 years ago(Ethnologue 1995), but the population has increased to nearly 16,000,000 and the number of Spanglophones is probably closer to that figure taking into account the low monolinguacy of non-Spanish speakers and 95-96% literacy rates.

Chilean Spanish is notoriously difficult for foreigners to understand due to the dropping of final syllables and 's' sounds, the very soft pronunciation of some consonants and the high levels of slang employed, particularly in Santiago and the surrounding areas. Chileans also tend to speak much faster than natives of neighboring countries. These factors all contribute to newly arrived visitors to the country, even proficient Spanish speakers, hearing no more than indecipherable mumbles in early encounters with locals. Books have been written (such as 'How to survive in the Chilean Jungle' by John Brennan and Alvaro Taboada) which attempt to detail and explain the difficulties and idiosyncrasies of Chilean Spanish.

English language learning and teaching is popular among students and higher professions, although with varying degrees of success. Even with intensive preparation, culture shock can take a real toll on communication; many words have been absorbed into everyday speech from English, although may be unrecognizable due to Non-native pronunciations of English and misuse.

==Mapudungun==

There are 928,000 Mapuche indigenous folk in Chile, of which only 200,000 about 20% can speak '''[[Mapudungun]]'''.

==1,000 speakers+==

*'''[[Chilean Quechua]]''' has 4,563 in the far northeast high planes, it is believed to possibly be idential to [[South Bolivian Quechua]] or at the very least highly intelligible with it. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=CL]

*'''[[Rapa Nui language]]''' is spoken 3,392 Polynesian Eastern Islanders and also by some islanders in [[Viña del Mar]]-[[Valparaíso]] and [[Santiago de Chile]]. Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) or the politically correct Rapa Nui is an Oceanean island territory of Chile, full incorporated into the 5th (Valparai'so) region.

*'''[[Huillice language|Huilliche]]''' has 2,000 speakers in the 10th region.[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=CL]

==Less than 1000 speakers==

*'''[[Central Aymará]]''' 899 speakers in Arica and Putre provinces.

*'''[[Kawésqar language|Kawésqar]]''' has only 20 remaining speakers.

*'''[[Yámana]]''' has one sole speaker and will like become extinct soon.

==Extinct languages==

Some indigenous languages of Chile now extinct are '''[[Diaguita]]''', '''[[Kakauhua]]''', '''[[Kunza]]''' and '''[[Selknam]]'''.

Ketel One was originally a [[jenever]] distillery and in fact Ketel One jenever is still a popular drink in the Netherlands but has not made much headway in the export market.

==External links==

*[http://www.keteloneethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=CL OfficialEthnologue: websiteChile]

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