Aranama language
| Aranama | |
|---|---|
| Tamique, Hanáma | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Texas |
| Ethnicity | Aranama, Tamique |
| Extinct | late 19th century |
unclassified | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xrt |
xrt | |
| Glottolog | aran1265 |
Pre-contact distribution of the Aranama language | |
Aranama – also known as Araname, Haname, or Tamique – is an extinct unclassified language of Texas, US. 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.