Willimapu
/wiː.lɪˈmaː.pu/noun
A Mapuche name for the southern territory or region of the Mapuche world.
Did you know?Willimapu is part of the Mapuche territorial vocabulary, often described alongside regions such as Pikunmapu, Lafkenmapu, and Nagmapu within Wallmapu.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial period
Mapudungun
willi
“South or southern direction”
Precolonial period
Mapudungun
mapu
“Land, territory, or country”
Precolonial period
Mapudungun
willi mapu
“Southern land or southern territory”
16th–17th Century
Spanish records
Willimapu
“A regional Mapuche territorial designation recorded in discussions of Mapuche lands”
Modern English and Mapuche usage
Mapudungun/English
Willimapu
“The southern Mapuche territory, especially in contemporary cultural, political, and historical writing”