Baenan (''Baenã, Baenán, Baena'') is a poorly attested language of
Brazil
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. The last remaining speaker lived in
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
in 1940. The language of this speaker was associated with the Baenan language as the last members of the Baenan tribe lived in Paragaçú,
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...
, near where the language was attested.
Vocabulary
There are nine known words of Baenan:
#''eželẽ'' - deer
#''bakurí'' - venison
#''kelemés'' - fire
#''patarak'' - jaguar
#''kadašužé'' - black person
#''bonikro'' - pig
#''pititiɲga'' - rat
#''pitirát'' - monkey
#''šẽšẽ'' - bull
References
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Unclassified languages of South America
Extinct languages
Extinct languages of South America
Indigenous languages of Northeastern Brazil