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Canela Indian Language (Kanela)

Canela is a Jê language of South America.
Canela is spoken by around 1200 people in Brazil. It has SOV word order.

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Canela Language Resources

Canela Language * Canela Phonology:
    Scanned-in Canela language texts from the Rosetta Project.
Canela Genesis Translation * Language Museum: Canela:
    Translations of Bible passages into Canela.
La Lengua Timbira:
    Information on the Timbiran languages (Canela, Krenjé and Gavião) including a linguistic map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.
Krahó * Krikatí * Ramkokameká * Parkateje:
     Information about Timbira/Canela language usage from the House of Languages.
Canela Language:
    Demographic information on Canela from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Kanela Language Tree:
    Theories about Canela's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Canela Language Structures:
    Canela-Krahô linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Links, References, and Additional Information

   Wikipedia: Kanela:
   Encyclopedia articles on the Canela language.
   Índios Krahô-Kanela * Povo Canela:
   Information about the Canelas in Portuguese.



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