| Chiriba | |
| States: | Bolivia |
| Region: | Moxos Province |
| Extinct: | ? |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Fam1: | Panoan? |
| Fam2: | Mainline Panoan |
| Fam3: | Nawa |
| Fam4: | Bolivian |
| Iso3: | none |
| Glotto: | chir1294 |
| Glottorefname: | Chiriva |
Chiriba (Chiriva) is a poorly attested language of Moxos Province, Bolivia which may have belonged to the Panoan family. All that was recorded of it was a list of seven words; several of these resemble Panoan languages, especially Pakawara, and none resemble other language families. Unattested Chumana is reported to have been related.[1]
Chíriva word list from the late 1790s published in Palau and Saiz (1989):[2]
| Spanish gloss | English gloss | Chíriva | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bueno | good | sheoma | |
| malo | bad | besoma | |
| el padre | father | reomo | |
| la madre | mother | yllquite | |
| el hermano | brother | ycoyo | |
| uno | one | tevisí | |
| dos | two | jorová |