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ALSO KNOWN AS		Mbia Chee, Mbya, Siriono, Chori, Mbia, mbya
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tupi-Guaranian, Guarayoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		srq
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Information from: “Diccionario Siriono” . Gasparini, Noé and Victor Hugo Dicarere Mendez (2015) Editorial Tiempos (Trinidad, Bolivia)

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native speakers worldwide
OLDER ADULTS
all
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Ahora son menos de cientos hablantes que se reparten en todo Bolivia, con quizá cuarentas personas mayor capaz de hablar de manera creativa la lengua en el territorio Siriono (p7).
[Now there are less than a hundred speakers spread throughout Bolivia, with perhaps 40 oldere persons able to speak the language creatively in the Siriono territory (p7).]

DATE OF INFO: 2015

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

No intergenerational transmission
la lengua siriono es en peligro de extinción y la población que conoce esa lengua se reduce poco a poco, sin transmisión intergeneracional (p7).
[The Siriono language is in danger of extinction and the population that knows this language is being reduced little by little, without intergenerational transmission.]

PLACES: Bolivia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Primarily in an indigenous territory in the Beni Department.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
187
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
268

PLACES: Bolivia (Amazonia/ Oriente)

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~400
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~420
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
More than half of the Siriono ethnic group is under fifteen years of age, which implies that in a few years' time the group may become twice its current size.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Bolivia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: departments of Beni and Santa Cruz, provinces of Cercado (El Iviato) and Guarayos (along the Rio Negro).

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
399
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (Adelaar 2000), increasing. 50 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 419 (Adelaar 2000) to over 600 (P. Priest 2000).

400 (Adelaar 2004), increasing. 30 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 420 (Adelaar 2004). More than half the ethnic group is under 15 years old (Crevels 2007) (2013, unchanged).

PLACES: Bolivia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Eastern Beni and northwestern Santa Cruz Departments, Ibiato (Eviato) village; along the Río Blanco in farms and ranches.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Eastern Beni and northwestern Santa Cruz Departments, Ibiato (Eviato) village; along the Río Blanco in farms and ranches, Salvatierra village.

0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York					2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																-15.5833333333,-64.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX			http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub			400		100-999	Speaker number data: (Adelaar 2000), increasing. 50 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 419 (Adelaar 2000) to over 600 (P. Priest 2000). 400 (Adelaar 2004), increasing. 30 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 420 (Adelaar 2004). More than half the ethnic group is under 15 years old (Crevels 2007) (2013, unchanged).			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Eastern Beni and northwestern Santa Cruz Departments, Ibiato (Eviato) village; along the Río Blanco in farms and ranches, Salvatierra village.	Bolivia;	Eastern Beni and northwestern Santa Cruz Departments, Ibiato (Eviato) village; along the Río Blanco in farms and ranches.
		2015	Diccionario Siriono	Diccionario Siriono			Editorial Tiempos (Trinidad, Bolivia)				http://etnolinguistica.wdfiles.com/local--files/biblio%3Agasparini-2015-diccionario/Gasparini_Dicarere_2015_Diccionario_Siriono.pdf	Gasparini, Noé and Victor Hugo Dicarere Mendez			all		<100	2015	10-99	Ahora son menos de cientos hablantes que se reparten en todo Bolivia, con quizá cuarentas personas mayor capaz de hablar de manera creativa la lengua en el territorio Siriono (p7). [Now there are less than a hundred speakers spread throughout Bolivia, with perhaps 40 oldere persons able to speak the language creatively in the Siriono territory (p7).]			Critically Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	No intergenerational transmission la lengua siriono es en peligro de extinción y la población que conoce esa lengua se reduce poco a poco, sin transmisión intergeneracional (p7). [The Siriono language is in danger of extinction and the population that knows this language is being reduced little by little, without intergenerational transmission.]		Bolivia	Primarily in an indigenous territory in the Beni Department.
		2012	LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)						Institute for Language Information and Technology	Eastern Michigan University	http://llmap.org	Anthony Aristar and Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie	Anthony Aristar, Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie. 2012. "LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)." Online: http://llmap.org.																-15.510264,-63.997361
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris			http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub			400		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						-14.557,-63.7316
		2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge					Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		~420	~400		100-999	More than half of the Siriono ethnic group is under fifteen years of age, which implies that in a few years' time the group may become twice its current size.	Spanish	92.2 per cent in 1994	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Bolivia	departments of Beni and Santa Cruz, provinces of Cercado (El Iviato) and Guarayos (along the Rio Negro).
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.				399		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin				Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.			268	187		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Bolivia (Amazonia/ Oriente)

Sirionó

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

187

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~400

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

399

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Discussion

Sirionó

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

187

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~400

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

399

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

400

Discussion

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