Alternate Names: Chimané, Mosetén
Dialects: Mosetén, Tsimané. Mosetén move into Tsimané communities and function with seemingly no communication difficulties (2002 NTM).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,320 (Adelaar 2004). Ethnic population: 5,840 (2006 PIB).
Language Use: All ages. Women and elders speak very little Spanish [spa]. Children don’t acquire Spanish until they are 15, unless they attend a school in one of the highland communities (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Bolivia
Other Comments: Mosetén and Tsimané separate languages (Adelaar 1991). Traditional religion.