Multilingual and Monolingual Placenames in Tariana

Abstract Tariana is the only Arawak language spoken in the linguistic area of the Vaupes River basin of Amazonia, along with a number of East Tucanoan languages. The Tariana people are thought to be the most recent arrivals in the region. The indigenous inhabitants of the area are obligatorily multi...

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Main Author: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1996-12-01
Series:Names
Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1471