| Tamyen | |
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| Santa Clara | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | California |
| Ethnicity | Tamien people |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included inNorthern Ohlonecst) |
| Glottolog | sant1427 |
| ELP | San Francisco Bay Costanoan (shared) |
 Map of Ohlone varieties with Tamien | |
 Geographic distribution of Tamien people and language | |
TheTamyen language (also spelled asTamien,Thamien) is one of eightOhlone languages, once spoken byTamien people inNorthern California.
Tamyen (also calledSanta Clara Costanoan) has been extended to mean theSanta Clara Valley Indians, as well as for the language they spoke. Tamyen is listed as one of the Costanoan language dialects in theUtian family. It was the primary language that Natives spoke at the first and secondMission Santa Clara (both founded in 1777). Linguistically, it is thought thatChochenyo, Tamyen andRamaytush were close dialects of a single language.
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