Xiriâna
Xiriâna was an Arawakan language once spoken in Brazil.
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Bahuana (Bahwana, Barawana), or Ciriana (Shiriana, Xiriâna, Chiriana), is an Arawakan language most closely related to Manao and Kariaí, once spoken by the Shiriana people and Bahuana people of Roraima, Brazil. It had an active–stative syntax. The last speaker, Claudina de Souza Soares, died around 2000.
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Words in Xiriâna
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | waitunanaw3* | |
| name | h3* | |
| eye | nau* | |
| ear | Tini* | |
| nose | kirina* | |
| tooth | ah3* | |
| tongue | ninimada* | |
| hand | ka3da* | |
| blood | h3ra* | |
| bone | nabe* | |
| skin | ta3* | |
| knee | kiTirida* | |
| breast | t3n3mada* | |
| liver | rauna* | |
| water | une* | |
| fire | cac3* | |
| sun | ket3* | |
| star | hiwiTw* | |
| stone | Ziba* | |
| mountain | kiba* | |
| tree | atam3na* | |
| leaf | kat3* | |
| night | kiTaf* | |
| dog | awac3* | |
| fish | w3n3c3* | |
| louse | nia* | |
| one | arini* | |
| two | k3ra7a* | |
| I | nui* | |
| you | pi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mapidian-MawayanaArawakan16% alike
- MehinákuArawakan11% alike
- Baniwa do IcanaArawakan11% alike
- PalikúrArawakan11% alike
- PiapocoArawakan11% alike
- WapishanaArawakan9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · xiri1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · xir