Bahuana language
Extinct Arawakan language of Brazil
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Bahuana (Bahwana), or Shiriana (Xiriâna, Chiriana), is an Arawakan language most closely related to Manao and Kariaí,[4] once spoken by the Shiriana people of Roraima, Brazil. It had an active–stative syntax.[5]
Phonology
Vocabulary
| Bahuana | gloss |
|---|---|
| hɨɻa(tsɨ) | blood |
| nikɨsaɨ | heart |
| saɨ | penis |
| (saba)taɨ | vulva |
| taɨda | skin |
| kiwici | hair |
| kutabetsa | |
| ciɲuma | beard |
| tia | excrement |
| kiwida | head |
| naukɨsaɨ | eye |
| kirina | nose |
| numada | mouth |
| ninima(da) | tongue |
