Huillice is an Araucanian language spoken in Chile. It is spoken in mountain valleys in an area south of the Mapuche and on Chiloé Island.
Alternative names for this language are Veliche and Huilice. There is a dialect called Tsesungun. Mapudungun, the language of the Mapuche, is closely related.
The name Aysen, has an indigenous origin, and comes from the Huilliche word "Achen" that means "to crumble".
The physical relation between Culture of Huilliches and Culture of Chonos is a signal of the name's origin.
In spite of the clear historical references, the rumor has taken forces this last time, appearing in tourist script writings, surely due to the great arrival of European tourists who visit these land of the Patagonia every year.
Thanks to this discipline, of which there are few experts in Chile, it was possible to study the relation between the huilliches and their music.
Besides listening to the sound of the "chinko" (percussive instrument) in the middle of the forest, the huilliche voices, and the "trutruka" (indigenous wind instrument) melody, steps over leaves; one can also read how musical instruments were made and the context in which they were used.
This book/record shows the different fabrication stages of six huilliche musical instruments: chinko, korneta, rali or kultrung, trompe, drum and trutruka.
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