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Chaná (endonym: ''Chañá'' or ''Yañá'') were one of the native nations of
Chaná (endonym: ''Chañá'' or ''Yañá'') were one of the native nations of Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
and Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. Their native language is Chaná language
The Chaná language (autoglossonym: ''Lanték'', that means "''speak"'' or "''language"; and this, from'' ''lan'', "tongue" and ''tek'', a communicative suffix) is one of the Charruan languages spoken by the Chaná people in what is now Argentin ...
(''lantek yañá'').
Their culture was semi-nomadic. After the arrival of Europeans and the introduction of cattle, they started using leather for dressing.
Legacy
Their name was kept in a well-known local coffee brand, "Café El Chaná". A street in Montevideo (Cordón) bears the name "Chaná".See also
*Chaná language
The Chaná language (autoglossonym: ''Lanték'', that means "''speak"'' or "''language"; and this, from'' ''lan'', "tongue" and ''tek'', a communicative suffix) is one of the Charruan languages spoken by the Chaná people in what is now Argentin ...
* Chaná mythology
Chaná mythology is a set of stories and beliefs of Chaná people about the world that they live in.
Deities and cosmogony
''Tijuiném'', also written as ''Tihuinem'' (or ''am tihuinem u-gil''), is the god of Chanás, to whom the father of gods ...
References
External links
* Indigenous peoples in Uruguay History of Uruguay Indigenous peoples of the Southern Cone {{Uruguay-hist-stub