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Guanano Indian Language (Wanano)

Guanano is a Tucanoan language of South America, spoken by 800 people in Brazil and Colombia. It is a tone language with SOV word order.



˜Guanano Language Resources –

Guanano Linguistic Description * Guanano Phonology * Guanano Text:
    Scanned-in Guanano language materials from the Rosetta Project.
La Lengua Wanana-Pirá:
    Information on Guanano including linguistic maps of South America. Page in Spanish.
Guanano Prayers:
    Translation of the Lord's Prayer into Guanano.
Language Museum: Guanano * Genesis in Guanano:
    Translations of Bible passages into Guanano.
Guanano Language:
    Demographic information on Guanano from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Guanano Culture and History Links –

Wanano Culture:
    Article on the history and traditions of the Guanano tribe.
Los Guanano * Los indios wanano:
    Information about the Guananos in Spanish.



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