Chiquitano language

Chiquitano
Chiquito
Besïro
Pronunciation[ˈbesɨro]
Native toBolivia, Brazil
RegionSanta Cruz (Bolivia); Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Ethnicityc. 100,000 Chiquitanos
Native speakers
2,400 (2021)
Macro-Jê?
  • Chiquitano
Dialects
  • Lomeriano (Bésɨro)
  • Sansimoniano
  • Migueleño
  • Eastern dialects
  • Piñoco
Official status
Official language in
 Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3cax
Glottologchiq1253  Chiquitano
sans1265  Sansimoniano
ELPChiquitano

Chiquitano (also Bésɨro or Tarapecosi) is an indigenous language isolate, possibly one of the Macro-Jê languages spoken in the central region of Santa Cruz Department of eastern Bolivia and the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.

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