Chácobo-Pakawara is a
Panoan language spoken by about 550 of 860 ethnic tribal
Chácobo people
The Chácobo are an indigenous people of Bolivia who number 1,532 in 2012. They primarily live near the Ivon y Medio River and Benicito River in Beni of northeastern Bolivia. One band also lives near the Yata River.Olson 79
Name
"Chácobo" co ...
of the
Beni Department of northwest of Magdalena,
Bolivia, and (as of 2004) 17 of 50
Pakawara. Chácobo children are learning the language as a
first language
A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...
, but Pakawara is moribund.
Karipuna may have been a variant; alternative names are Jaunavô (Jau-Navo) and Éloe.
Several sleeping and unattested 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.
[David Fleck, 2013, ''Panoan Languages and Linguistics'', Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History #99]
Examples
[Montaño Aragon, M. ''Guía etnográfica lingüística de Bolivia' La Paz: Editorial Don Bosco, 1987]
Numerals
Pronouns
Vocabulary
References
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External links
Lenguas de Bolivia(online edition)
New Testament in ChácoboChácobo(
Intercontinental Dictionary Series)
Pacahuara(
Intercontinental Dictionary Series)
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Indigenous languages of the Andes
Panoan languages
Mamoré–Guaporé linguistic area