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Tamanaku Indian Language

Tamanaku is an extinct Cariban language of South America, once spoken in Venezuela. It was similar to the living language Enepa.

˜Tamanaku Language Resources –

Tamanaku Words
Our list of vocabulary words in the Tamanaku language, with comparison to words in other Cariban languages.

Tamanaku Language:
Demographic information on Tamanaku from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Tamanaku Culture and History Links –

Catholic Encyclopedia: Tamanac:
These articles are from 1907 and are often culturally biased, but this one includes some good information
about the little-known Tamanac tribe.

Native Legends of a Deluge:
Description of a flood myth of the Tamanacs.

Amalivaka, el mito caribe de la creación:
Information about the Tamanacos in Spanish.

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