Smart, funny, and creative slang has helped sustain Chile’s ongoing protests.
reported 26 dead. The National Institute of Human Rights documented 7,259 arrests and 2,808 hospitalizations, and it has filed 499 lawsuits against the Chilean State, of which 369 are for torture and 79 for sexual violence between Oct. 17 and Nov. 25. Almostfrom rubber bullets and tear gas canisters, and the image of a bandaged eye has acquired symbolic importance.
Examining this human toll is critical. But looking solely at suffering ignores what ignited Chilean social will, mobilizing the largest social movement since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship. Its longevity stems from many factors: cross-cutting frustration at economic inequality, the administration’s use of violent force, the decentralized nature of the movement, and—the unique and constantly evolving vocabulary of Chilean slang, which has thrived online.
Adapting to Chilean Spanish can be a challenge even for fluent Spanish speakers because of its rapid speed, accent, and. Chile’s geographic isolation is one factor in its distinct vocabulary: A thin strip of coastline along the Andres, it’s the longest country in the world. Chile’s demographics are another. Indigenous people make upof the population, and it’s reflected in Chilean Spanish, which contains words from Quechua and Mapudungun as well as German and English.
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