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Wainuma Indian Language (Uainuma)

Wainuma is an extinct Arawakan language of South America.
Wainuma was once spoken in Brazil.

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Wainuma Language Resources

Wainuma Vocabulary:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Wainuma language, with comparison to words in other Arawakan languages.
Wainumá Language Tree:
    Theories about Wainuma's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Mariate-Wainuma:
    Information on the Mariate and Wainuma languages including a linguistic map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.

Books For Sale On The Wainumas
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Comparative Arawakan Histories: Rethinking Language Family and Culture Area in Amazonia:
    Anthropology book on the Wainuma and other Arawakan tribes of the Amazon.
American Indian Books:
    Evolving list of books about Native Americans in general.



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