Also Known As:
Chiquito, Tarapecosi, Tao, Chikitano, Besïro, Chiquit(an)o
Dialects & Varieties
- Concepción
- Churapa
- Tao
- Besïro
- Sansimoniano
- San Javier
- San Miguel
- Santiago
"Documentation of Bésiro, the endangered language of the Chiquitano people of Lowland Bolivia" HRELP Abstract
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.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
100,000
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Location and Context
Countries
Bolivia
Location Description
lowlands of Bolivia
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish
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