Native to Bolivia | Native speakers 500 (2004) | |
Ethnicity Sirionó people, Yuqui people Language family Tupian
Tupí–Guaraní
Guarayu
Sirionó ISO 639-3 Variously:
srq – Sirionó
yuq – Yuqui (Yúki)
jor – Jorá (Hora) Glottolog siri1279 (Siriono–Jora)
yuqu1240 (Yuqui) | ||
Sirionó (also Mbia Chee, Mbya, Siriono) is a Tupian (Tupi–Guarani, Subgroup II) language spoken by about 400 Sirionó people (50 are monolingual) and 120 Yuqui in eastern Bolivia (eastern Beni and northwestern Santa Cruz departments) in the village of Ibiato (Eviato) and along the Río Blanco in farms and ranches.
Phonology
Sirionó has phonemic contrasts between front, central, and back, close and mid vowels, i.e.
References
Sirionó language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA