Shiriana language
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| Shiriana | |
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| Chiriana, Xiriâna | |
| Bahwana | |
| Pronunciation | [baɸuana][1] |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Shiriana people |
| Extinct | 2000s[2] |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xir |
| Glottolog | xiri1243 |
Shiriana (Xiriâna, Chiriana), or Bahuana (Bahwana), is an Arawakan language most closely related to Manao and Kariaí,[3] once spoken by the Shiriana people of Roraima, Brazil. It had an active–stative syntax.[4]
Vocabulary
[edit]| Bahuana | gloss |
|---|---|
| hɨRa(tsɨ) | blood |
| nikɨsaɨ | heart |
| saɨ | penis |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ramirez, Henri (1992). "Le Bahuana: une nouvelle langue de la famille arawak" (PDF). Amerindia. 17 supplement 1. ISSN 0221-8852.
- ^ Shiriana at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Ramirez, Henri; França, Maria Cristina Victorino de (2019-09-23). "Línguas Arawak da Bolívia". LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas. 19: e019012. doi:10.20396/liames.v19i0.8655045. ISSN 2177-7160.
- ^ Aikhenvald, "Arawak", in Dixon & Aikhenvald, eds., The Amazonian Languages, 1999.
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