Chácobo language
| Chácobo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Beni Department |
| Ethnicity | 1,100 Chacobo (2006), possibly 50 Pacahuara (2007) |
Native speakers | (600 cited 2000–2007) |
Panoan
| |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cao |
| Glottolog | chac1251 |
| ELP | Chácobo |
Chácobo is a Panoan language spoken by about 550 of 860 Chácobo people of the Beni Department northwest of Magdalena, Bolivia. Chácobo children are learning the language as a first language, but the Pakawara dialect is moribund. Karipuna may have been a variant; alternative names for it are Jaunavô (Jau-Navo, Jaũn Àvo) and Éloe.
Several unattested extinct languages were reported to have been related, perhaps dialects. These include Capuibo and Sinabo/Shinabo of the Mamoré River. However, nothing is actually known of these purported languages.