Chaná (endonym: Chañá or Yañá) were one of the Native nations of Argentina and Uruguay. Their native language is Chaná (lantek yañá),Larrañaga, Dámaso Antonio (1923) "Compendio del idioma de la Nación Chaná"; Escritos de D. Dámaso A. Larrañaga, tomo III: 163-174. Montevideo: Instituto Histórico y Geográfico del Uruguay, Imprenta Nacional. which is only remembered by one person, Blas Wilfredo Omar Jaime.
Their culture was previously 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 Chaná mythology
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