Xiriâna
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A language of Brazil
Alternate Names
Bahuana, Bahwana, Barauána, Chiriana, Chiriána, Shiriana, Shriana, Xiriana
User Population
No known L1 speakers. There were 200 monolingual speakers in 1960 (Migliazza and Grimes 1961), but the language became dormant by the 2000s. Ethnic population: 900 (2000).
Location
Amazonas state: Demeni and Rio Negro tributaries, near Venezuela border.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Typology
19 consonants and 5 vowels.
Language Use
Shifted to Portuguese [por].
Language Development
Grammar. Bible portions: 2018.
Distinct from Ninam (Xirianá) [shb].