Chaná language
Encyclopedia
Chaná is an extinct Charruan language
that was once spoken in Uruguay
along the Uruguay
and Paraná-Guazú
rivers.
Chaná is poorly attested. There exists a short grammar by Dámaso Larrañaga. and a few wordlists.
Charruan languages
The Charruan languages are an extinct group of languages once spoken in Uruguay and the Argentine province of Entre Ríos. Recently a semi-speaker of Chaná language has appeared...
that was once spoken in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
along the Uruguay
Uruguay River
The Uruguay River is a river in South America. It flows from north to south and makes boundary with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the Mesopotamia from the other two countries...
and Paraná-Guazú
Paraná River
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language...
rivers.
Chaná is poorly attested. There exists a short grammar by Dámaso Larrañaga. and a few wordlists.