Chiquitano language

Chiquitano language
Chiquitano
Bésiro
Spoken in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Native speakers 6,000 out of an ethnic population of 50,000
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cax

Chiquitano (also Bésiro or Tarapecosi) is an indigenous language of eastern Bolivia, spoken in the central region of the Santa Cruz province.

It is a language isolate. Greenberg linked it to the Macro-Jê languages, but this was never substantiated.

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Phonology

Nasal assimilation

Chiquitano has regressive assimilation triggered by nasal nuclei / ɨ̃ ĩ ũ õ ã ẽ/ and targeting consonant onsets within a morpheme.

  • /suβũ/[suˈmũ] 'parrot (sp.)' [1]

Syllable structure

The language has CV, CVV, and CVC syllables. It does not allow complex onsets or codas. The only codas allowed are nasal consonants.

External links

Ethnologue entry

References

  1. ^ Sans, Pierric (2011). Proceedings of the VII Encontro Macro-Jê.Brasilia, Brazil. 

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