Bésɨro
Indigenous language of Bolivia
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Bésɨro (Lomeriano)[1] is a variety of Chiquitano spoken by less than 2,400 Chiquitano people and a Macro-Jê language. It is one of the 37 official languages of Bolivia.[1][2]
| Bésɨro | |
|---|---|
| Lomeriano | |
| Bésɨro | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈbesɨro] |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Ethnicity | Chiquitano |
Native speakers | <2,400 (2012) |
Macro-Jê?
| |
| Latin script | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Bolivia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cax |
| Glottolog | chiq1248 |
| ELP | Chiquitano |
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Nasal assimilation
Bésɨro has regressive assimilation triggered by nasal nuclei / ɨ̃ ĩ ũ õ ã ẽ/ and targeting consonant onsets within a morpheme.
- /suβũ/ → [suˈmũ] 'parrot (sp.)'[4]
Syllable structure
The language has CV, CVV, and CVC syllables. It does not allow complex onsets or codas. The only codas allowed are nasal consonants.
Orthography
Bésɨro is written using the Latin script. The current official standardized alphabet of Bésɨro is presented below:[5]
| Majuscule forms (also called uppercase or capital letters) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | AA | B | CH | E | EE | I | II | Ɨ | ƗƗ | J | K | M | N | Ñ | O | OO | P | R | S | T | TY | U | UU | X | XH | Y | ' |
| Minuscule forms (also called lowercase or small letters) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | aa | b | ch | e | ee | i | ii | ɨ | ɨɨ | j | k | m | n | ñ | o | oo | p | r | s | t | ty | u | uu | x | xh | y | ' |
| Name of letters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Aa | Be | Che | E | Ee | I | Ii | I | Ii | Jota | Ke | Me | Ne | Ñe | O | Oo | Pe | Re | Se | Te | Tya | U | Uu | Xa | Xha | Ye | Glotal |
