Parawana language

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Parawana is an extinct Arawakan language of Brazil that was spoken on the Wanawaua River (now known as the Anauá River), a tributary of the lower Rio Branco.^[1][2] A word list was collected by Johann Natterer in 1832.^[1]: 18

Parawana and Aroaqui are closely related, and may be the same language.^[1]