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Aikana Indian Language (Tubarão, Masaká)

Aikana is a language of South America, spoken by 100 people in Brazil. Some linguists believe it may be related to the Arawakan language family. Aikana is a morphologically complex language with primarily SOV word order.

˜Our Online Aikana Materials –

Aikana Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Aikana language, with comparison to words in other Arawakan languages.

Aikana Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Aikana words.

Aikana Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Aikana/Tubarao language.

Aikana Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Aikana/Tubarao language.

˜Aikana Language Resources –

Aikaná:
Aikana language information including a map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.

Tubarão Language:
Demographic information on Aikana from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Aikana Culture and History Links –

Aikaná:
Brief profile of the Aikana Indians.

Os Aikanã:
Information on the Aikanas in Portuguese.

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