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Janena

"Janena" is an alternate name for the Barasana tribe of Colombia. It comes from the native name of one of the tribe's important divisions, also spelled Janera or Hanena.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Janena tribe and language:

Janena language
Tucanoan languages
Amazon people
Columbia tribes
South American people

Here are a few good books about the Janenas:
Barasano Syntax: Studies in the Languages of Colombia
The Fish People: Linguistic Exogamy and Tukanoan Identity in Northwest Amazonia
The Amazonian Languages

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