Inami is a French animated cartoon series

Cartoon series

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 about ecological issues in the land of Amazonia. The title character, Inami, is an 11-year-old boy, full of energy and learning how to become an adult member of the Bellacaïbos tribe. Other main characters include:

• Aminata, Inami's little sister, who mimics his actions
• Tatoon, Inami's pet armadillo
  Armadillo
  Armadillos are New World placental mammals, known for having a leathery armor shell. Dasypodidae is the only surviving family in the order Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra along with the anteaters and sloths. The word armadillo is Spanish for "little armored one"...
  
  , his totem
• Shimiwe, Inami's best friend
• Carras, the old and wise
• Hyaema, an 11-year-old girl of the Patami tribe, the hereditary enemy of the Bellacaïbos
• Moricas, the malicious shaman of the Patami tribe

The stories deal with issues about new cultures, new environments and growing up. It was created in 2007, is directed by Michael Pillyser, is commercially offered by the French company Mediatoon.

The series first aired in France

France

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 on TF1

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 as part of the TFOU TV

TFOU TV

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programming block. The series has also aired in Africa

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, Belgium

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, Hungary

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, Israel

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, Portugal

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 and Turkey

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External links

• Toon News (PDF)
• Flyer about Inami (PDF)