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Pauxiána language

Possibly extinct Cariban language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pauixiana (Pawishiana) is a possibly[3] extinct Cariban language formerly spoken on the Catrimani River[4] in the Brazilian state of Roraima, closely related to Paravilhana.[5][6]

NativetoBrazil
RegionRoraima
Extinctafter 1944?[1][2]
Cariban
  • Venezuelan
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Pauxiána
Pawishiana
Native toBrazil
RegionRoraima
Extinctafter 1944?[1][2]
Cariban
  • Venezuelan
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologpaux1236
Linguasphere80-AFB-ba
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Vocabulary

The following vocabulary is taken from a 1932 article on the Ỹaroamë people with an accompanying wordlist for Pauxiána.[4]

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Pauxiána vocabulary[4]
Gloss Pauxiána
water tuná
fire uató
earth oró
sun uai
moon núna
star tauā́nă
man yungvei
people ukomó
woman uēli
child urémungú
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