Aranama language

 ( Indigenous Languages Of Texas ) 

Aranama ( Araname), also known as Tamique, is an extinct language unclassified language of Texas, USA. It was spoken by the Aranama people 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.Craig H. Roell, "NUESTRA SENORA DEL ESPIRITU SANTO DE ZUNIGA MISSION," Handbook of Texas Online [1], accessed July 12, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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Known words In 1884, Albert Gatschet recorded one word and a two-word phrase from "Old Simon," a Tonkawa man who also served as an informant for the Karankawa language, of which a short vocabulary was recorded. According to Old Simon, the words were from a language that he referred to as "Hanáma" (or "Háname"):

Marianne Mithun (2025). 9781315750026, Routledge. ISBN 9781315750026

• himiyána ‘water’
• Himiána tsýi! ‘Give me water!’

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Lexical comparison Below is a comparison of words from selected nearby languages in Zamponi (2024):

Raoul Zamponi (2025). 9783110712742, De Gruyter. . ISBN 9783110712742

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! language !! give me !! water

himiyaʹna

wan

apam

ʔa·x

ka(u)ʹkau

klej

aʹx̣

aʹx̣

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See also

• Amotomanco language
• Solano language
• Tanpachoa language

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Notes

Categories: Indigenous Languages Of Texas, Extinct Languages Of North America, Indigenous Languages Of North America, Unclassified Languages Of North America

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