Xiriâna
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A language of Brazil
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bahuana, Bahwana, Barauána, Chiriana, Chiriána, Shiriana, Shriana, Xiriana
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).
Classification
Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Distinct from Ninam (Xirianá) [shb].