Shiriana language
Extinct Arawakan language of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shiriana (Xiriâna, Chiriana), or Bahuana (Bahwana), is an unclassified Upper Amazon Arawakan language once spoken by the Shiriana people of Roraima, Brazil. It had an active–stative syntax.[2]
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| Shiriana | |
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| Chiriana, Xiriâna | |
| Bahwana | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Shiriana people |
| Extinct | 2000s[1] |
Arawakan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xir |
| Glottolog | xiri1243 |
Dialects
Dialects listed by Mason (1950):[3]
- Waharibo (Guaharibo)
- Shirianá
- Waicá (Guaica, Vaica)
- Shirianá
- Carimé (Karimé)
References
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