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    '''Weye''', '''hueye''' or '''weyun''' is a word in the mapudungun language to describe homosexual men in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapuche Mapuche] culture.
    '''Weye''', '''hueye''' or '''weyun''' is a word in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapuche_language mapudungun language] to describe homosexual men in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapuche Mapuche] culture.


    In traditional Mapuche culture, homosexual behaviour between men wasn't considered taboo, and the words weye and weyun didn't have a pejorative connotation prior to Hispanic colonization of the territory. Another word for gay in this language is "malleo" [https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/148/14820902001.pdf]
    In traditional Mapuche culture, homosexual behaviour between men isn't considered taboo, and the words weye and weyun don't have a pejorative connotation. Another word for gay in this language is "malleo" [https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/148/14820902001.pdf]
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    Revision as of 05:21, 20 July 2021

    Weye, hueye or weyun is a word in the mapudungun language to describe homosexual men in Mapuche culture.

    In traditional Mapuche culture, homosexual behaviour between men isn't considered taboo, and the words weye and weyun don't have a pejorative connotation. Another word for gay in this language is "malleo" [1]

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