Fuegian

[ fyoo-ee-jee-uh n, fwey-jee- ]

/ fyuˈi dʒi ən, ˈfweɪ dʒi- /

of or belonging to Tierra del Fuego or its indigenous Indians.

a native or inhabitant of Tierra del Fuego.

Origin of Fuegian

First recorded in 1815–25; (Tierra del) Fueg(o) + -ian

Nearly all the larger trees in the Fuegian forests have the heartwood decayed, and are worthless as timber.

The Land of Fire |Mayne Reid
See also lists of words in Brinton (ut supra), p. 364, from the Patagonian and Fuegian languages.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522 |Antonio Pigafetta
So proceeding thither in his old ship, the Beagle, once more in commission, he carried his Fuegian protégés along with him.

The Land of Fire |Mayne Reid
In their methods of disposing of the dead, the Fuegian tribes differ somewhat strangely.

Cruise of the 'Alert' |R. W. Coppinger

Fuegian

/ (fjuːˈiːdʒɪən, ˈfweɪdʒ-) /

of or relating to Tierra del Fuego or its indigenous Indians

an Indian of Tierra del Fuego