Tamyen

English

Alternative forms

• Tamien, Thamien

Noun

1. One of eight divisions of the Ohlone Native American people of northern California.

Proper noun

Tamyen

1. The spoken language of this people, an Ohlone dialect in the Utian family.

References

• Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78.
• Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.

See also

• Santa Clara

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Tamyen ("Santa Clara"), cst ⁠

Anagrams

• Matney, Yetman, mayten