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Chiquitano Indian Language (Besiro)

Chiquitano is a Macro-Jê language of South America.
Chiquitano is spoken by around 5000 people in Bolivia and Brazil. It has SVO word order.

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Chiquitano Language Resources

Tribes of Southern Brazil:

Bolivian Language Map:
Maps showing where the Chiquitano language is spoken.

Bésɨro Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Bésiro (Chiquitano) language.

Chiquitano Language

Chiquitano Phonology

Chiquitano Orthography

Chiquitano Alphabet

Chiquitano Text

La Lengua Chiquita:
Scanned-in Chiquitano language texts from the Rosetta Project.

Diccionario Monkox Besiro:
Online Spanish-Chiquitano glossary, with some audio clips of spoken words.

Chiquitano Genesis Translation

Language Museum: Chiquitano

Lord's Prayer in Chiquitano:
Translations of Bible passages and Christian prayers into Chiquitano.

La Lengua Chikitano:
Chiquitano language information including a linguistic map of Bolivia. Page in Spanish.

Ethnologue: Chiquitano Language:
Demographic information on the Chiquitano language.

Chiquitano Language Tree:
Theories about Chiquitano's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Chiquito Language Structures:
Chiquitano linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Human Rights: Chiquitano:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Chiquitano.

Chiquitano Culture and History

The Chiquitano Tribe:
Online ethnography of the Chiquitanos of Brazil.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Tribes of Southern Brazil:
Map showing where the Chiquitano people live in Brazil.
Wikipedia: Chiquitano:
Encyclopedia articles on the Chiquitano language.
Cultura Chiquitano

Pueblo Chiquitano:
Information about the Chiquitanos in Spanish.

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