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Poyanawa Indian Language (Puinaua)

Poyanawa is a Panoan language of South America, still spoken by only a few elders in western Brazil. It is an agglutinative language with SOV word order.

˜Poyanawa Language Resources –

Poyanawa Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Poyanawa language, with comparison to words in other Panoan languages.

Língua poianaua:
Poianawa language information in Portuguese.

La Lengua Poyanawa:
Information on Poyanawa including a linguistic map of South America. Page in Spanish.

Poianaua:
Article on the Poyanawa language. Page in Portuguese.

˜Poyanawa Culture and History Links –

The Poyanawa of Brazil:
Brief profile of the Poyanawa tribe.

Poianauas

Os Poianáua:
Information about the Poyanawas in Portuguese.

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