Also Known As: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chiquito, Tarapecosi, Tao, Chikitano, Besïro, Chiquit(an)o
Dialects & Varieties
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  - Concepción
 - Churapa
 - Tao
 - Besïro
 - Sansimoniano
 - San Javier
 - San Miguel
 - Santiago
 
Recent Resources
          Este artículo forma parte del tercer tomo de Lenguas de Bolivia: Oriente.
      
  
  
          Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Chiquitano language
      
  
  
          Monkox Besïro (Chiquitano) talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for E
      
  
  
    
              Threatened
      
  
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality: 
   
    
              Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide,  edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.
      
  
Bibliography of Locations: 
   
    
              Sans, Pierric. 2010. ""Documentation of Bésiro, the Endangered Language of the Chiquitano People of Lowland Bolivia" HRELP Abstract."  Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=238.
      
  
Bibliography of Context: 
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
              Sans, Pierric. 2010. ""Documentation of Bésiro, the Endangered Language of the Chiquitano People of Lowland Bolivia" HRELP Abstract."  Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=238.