Chácobo language

Chácobo language
Chácobo
Spoken in Bolivia
Region Magdalena
Native speakers 550  (2000)
Language family
Pano–Tacanan
  • Panoan
    • Southern Panoan
      • Chácobo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cao

Chácobo is a Panoan language spoken by about 550 of 860 ethnic tribal Chácobo people of the Beni department of northwest of Magdalena, Bolivia. Chácobo children are learning the language as a first language.

Contents

Examples[1]

Numerals

nicatsu 1
dafuira 2
unamarana 3
atchayuna 4
chayuna 5

Pronouns

hiasro I
miani you
zonihua he/she/it/they
noquirzo we
zunimato you (pl.)

Vocabulary

chii fire
huisruhuaina rain
jini water
mai earth
oriquiti food
osse moon
rsepo chicha
rsiqui maize
vari sun
vistima star

External links

References

  1. '^ Montaño Aragon, M. Guía etnográfica lingüística de Bolivia' La Paz: Editorial Don Bosco, 1987



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