"Tamarán"

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Tamarán is the indigenous Guanche name traditionally used to refer to the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.

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"Tamarán" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Guanche name
historical name
indigenous toponym
associatedWith indigenous culture of the Canary Islands
pre-Hispanic Canary Islands
countryToday Spain
culturalRegion Canary Islands
culturalSignificance symbol of Guanche heritage
ethnicContext Guanche people
hasAlternativeName Gran Canaria
hasEtymologicalOrigin Guanche language
hasHistoricalUseAs name of Gran Canaria
islandGroup Canary Islands
languageOfOrigin Guanche language
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
Gran Canaria
Spain
modernEquivalentName Gran Canaria
officialNameOfIslandToday Gran Canaria
presentDayStatus non-official name
traditional name
refersTo Gran Canaria
regionToday Canary Islands Autonomous Community
linked to: Canary Islands
timePeriodOfPrimaryUse pre-colonial era
toponymType island name
usedBy Guanche people
usedIn Canarian cultural identity
local historical narratives

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Guanche language sourceOfWord "Tamarán"