Also Known As:
Chiquito, Tarapecosi, Tao, Chikitano, Besïro, Chiquit(an)o
Dialects & Varieties
- Concepción
- Churapa
- Tao
- Besïro
- Sansimoniano
- San Javier
- San Miguel
- Santiago
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,860
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
47,086
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Bolivia; Brazil;
Location Description
Santa Cruz Department, provinces of Ñuflo de Chávez, Velasco, Chiquitos, Angel Sandoval and Germán Busch, San Ignacio, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Rosa de la Roca, San Javier, San Ramón, Concepción, Lomerío, Roboré, San José, Florida.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
This collection documents and describes Bésiro, an under-described language spoken by the Chiquitano
Este artículo forma parte del tercer tomo de Lenguas de Bolivia: Oriente.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Chiquitano language