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Achinech

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Meaning

Traditional name attributed to Tenerife in sources and usages linked to the island’s Indigenous world.

Reference source

El Museo Canario y Museo y Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada

https://www.elmuseocanario.com/

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The Guanches: The First Inhabitants of the Canary IslandsThe Guanche Language: Clues to a Lost Tongue c. 1000–500 BC · Arrival of the first Berber settlers from North Africa and development of pre-Hispanic culture across the islands. The Guanche worldLanguage, place names and Amazigh memory

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