Sirionó is a Tupian (Tupi–Guarani, Subgroup II) language spoken by about 400 speakers (50 are monolingual) in eastern Bolivia

Bolivia

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 (eastern Beni

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 and northwestern Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Department

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 departments) in the village of Ibiato (Eviato) and along the Río Blanco

Río Blanco

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 in farms and ranches.

Sirionó has phonemic contrasts between front, central, and back close and mid vowels, i.e.




Yuqui is a dialect.

External links

• Sirionó dictionary online from IDS (select simple or advanced browsing)
• PROEL: Lengua Sirionó
• Ethnologue: Sirionó
• Ethnologue: Yuqui
• Language Museum: Sirionó (bible translation)
• Environment, Culture, and Sirionó Plant Names