 In spite of the death of Dora Manchado in 2019, the language has been documented (from her), recuperated and revitalized by various groups of "Aonikenks", with the collaboration of a group of linguists and anthropologists, that have made various studies and academic works about this language.Tehuelche belongs to the Chonan family together with Teushen, Selk'nam (Ona) and Haush.The latter two languages, spoken by tribes in northeast and far northeast Tierra del Fuego, has different statuses of documentation and linguistic revitalization by their corresponding communities.