Aranama language
Aranama (Araname), also known as Tamique, is an extinct unclassified language of Texas, USA. It was spoken by the Aranama and Tamique peoples at the Franciscan mission of Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga. It is only known from a two-word phrase from a non-native speaker: himiána tsáyi 'give me water!'. Variations on the name are Taranames, Jaranames ~ Xaranames ~ Charinames, Chaimamé, Hanáma ~ Hanáme.
| Aranama | |
|---|---|
| Tamique | |
| Native to | Texas |
| Ethnicity | Aranama, Tamique |
| Extinct | late 19th century |
unclassified | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xrt |
Linguist List | xrt |
| Glottolog | aran1265 |
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