Chácobo-Pakawara language
| Chácobo | |
|---|---|
| Bolivian Nawa | |
| Chokobo-Pakawara | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Beni Department |
| Ethnicity | 1,100 Chacobo (2006), possibly 50 Pacahuara (2007), possibly formerly Karipuna do Amapá |
Native speakers | (600 cited 2000–2007) |
Panoan
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Bolivia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:cao – Chácobopcp – Pakawarakuq – Karipuna (confuses Jau-Navo with Kawahib) |
| Glottolog | boli1261 Bolivian Nawashin1267 Shinabo |
| ELP | Chácobo |
Chácobo-Pakawara is a Panoan language spoken by about 550 of 860 ethnic tribal Chácobo people of the Beni Department northwest of Magdalena, Bolivia, and (as of 2004) 17 of 50 Pakawara. Chácobo children are learning the language as a first language, but the Pakawara dialect is moribund. Karipuna may have been a variant; alternative names are Jaunavô (Jau-Navo, Jaũn Àvo) and Éloe.
Several unattested extinct languages were reported to have been related, perhaps dialects. These include Capuibo and Sinabo/Shinabo of the Mamoré River. However, nothing is actually known of these purported languages.