Native speakers 500 (2004) | ||
Ethnicity Sirionó people, Yuqui people Language family TupianTupí–GuaraníGuarayuSirionó ISO 639-3 Variously:srq – Sirionóyuq – 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