Also Known As:
Chákobo, Chacobo, Shinabo, Chakobo-Pakawara
Dialects & Varieties
- Chácobo
- Pacahuara
- Yateño?
A Grammar of Chacobo, a southern Pano language of the northern Bolivian Amazon
A Grammar of Chacobo, a southern Pano language of the northern Bolivian Amazon
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,200-1,400 total; 300-400 in Riberalta
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use -1
Used in most domains, including official ones such as government, mass media, education, etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
1,600-2,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
On or near the rivers of Geneshuaya, Ivon, Benicito, and Yata in the Tierra Comunitaria de Origen (TCO) of Beni in the northern Bolivian Amazon; some relocation to Riberalta, Bolivia since the 1990s
Location Description
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Government Support
an official language of Bolivia
Institutional Support
Chákobo Institute of Language and Culture
Speakers' Attitude
Few non-Chákobo are permitted to live in their villages
Other Languages Used By The Community
Bolivian Spanish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Based on Spanish
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
Chákobo from the Alto Ivon, Cachuelita, and Motacusal communities have basic literacy skills, but those from the Yata community are illiterate.
Recent Resources
Este artículo forma parte del segundo tomo de Lenguas de Bolivia: Amazonía.