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Sirionó

A language of Bolivia

ISO 639-3: srq

Population	400 (Adelaar 2000), increasing. 50 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 419 (Adelaar 2000) to over 600 (2000 P. Priest).
Region	Eastern Beni and northwestern Santa Cruz Departments, Ibiato (Eviato) village; along the Río Blanco in farms and ranches.
Language map	Bolivia, reference number 19
Alternate names	Mbia Chee, Mbya
Dialects	Similar to Yuqui [yuq].
Classification	Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup II
Language use	Parents pass Sirionó on to children, but want them to learn Spanish. Religious services. All ages. Positive attitude. 5%–10% are monolingual, others also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 40%. 250 can read, 50 can write. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. NT: 1977.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Whistle speech reported. Agriculturalists. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T., author. 1968. Review of: Description and classification of Siriono, a Tupi-Guarani language, by Homer L. Firestone.

GRIMES, Joseph E.; PRIEST, Anne; PRIEST, Perry N., authors. 1961. "Simultaneous orderings in Sirionó (Guaraní)."

KEY, Mary R., author. 1963. "Music of the Sirionó (Guaranian)."

LARAIA, Roque de Barros, author. 1971. "A estrutura do parentesco tupí."  

LEMLE, Miriam, author. 1971. "Internal classification of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family."  

MATTESON, Esther, author. 1967. Bolivian Indian grammar 1.  

MATTESON, Esther, author. 1967. Bolivian Indian grammars 2.  

MATTESON, Esther, editor. 1965. Gramáticas estructurales de lenguas bolivianas 1-3.  

PRIEST, Anne, author. 1964. "Method of naming among the Sirionó Indians."

PRIEST, Anne; PRIEST, Perry N., authors. 1965. "Sirionó."  

PRIEST, Anne; PRIEST, Perry N., authors. 1967. "Sironó."  

PRIEST, Anne; PRIEST, Perry N., compilers. 1980. Textos sirionó.  

PRIEST, Anne; PRIEST, Perry N., compilers. 1985. Diccionario sirionó y castellano.  

PRIEST, Perry N., author. 1966. "Provision for the aged among the Sirionó Indians of Bolivia."

PRIEST, Perry N., author. 1968. "Phonemes of the Sirionó language."

PRIEST, Perry N., author. 1980. Estudios sobre el idioma sirionó.  

PRIEST, Perry N., author. 1987. "A contribution to comparative studies in the Guaraní linguistic family."

Vernacular Publications

Aba mbuquerasa chẽẽ. 1962.

Abae chẽẽ nandesãã. 1972.

Mahemitɨ Bolivia pɨpendar. 1977.

Mbia chẽẽ 1. 1961.

Mbia chẽẽ 2, 3. 1961.

Mbia chẽẽ 4. 1961.

Mbia chẽẽ 4. 1968.

Nyasi paama ɨ. 1962.

Quiaa rɨɨnda. 1969.

Quiero contarles unos casos del Beni, no. 2. 1973.

Quiero contarles unos casos del Beni. 1972.