Bahuana language

Bahuana
Shiriana, Chiriana, Xiriâna
Bahwana
Pronunciation[baɸuana]
Native toBrazil
EthnicityShiriana people
Extinctc. 2000
Arawakan
  • Central
    • Bahuanaic
      • Bahuana
Language codes
ISO 639-3xir
Glottologxiri1243

Bahuana (Bahwana), or Shiriana (Xiriâna, Chiriana), is an Arawakan language most closely related to Manao and Kariaí, once spoken by the Shiriana people of Roraima, Brazil. It had an active–stative syntax.