Chiquitano language

Chiquitano
Besïro
Native toBolivia, Brazil
RegionSanta Cruz (Bolivia); Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Ethnicityperhaps about 100,000 Chiquitano people
Native speakers
2,400 (2021)[1]
Official status
Official language in
 Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3cax
Glottologchiq1253  Chiquitano
sans1265  Sansimoniano
ELPChiquitano
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Chiquitano (also Bésɨro or Tarapecosi) is an indigenous language isolate spoken in the central region of Santa Cruz Department of eastern Bolivia and the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.

  1. ^ Nikulin, Andrey (May 26, 2021). "Chiquitano: a presentation". Universität Bonn.