Otomakoan | |
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Otomaco–Taparita | |
Geographic distribution | Venezuelan Llanos |
Linguistic classification | Macro-Otomakoan ?
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Glottolog | otom1276 |
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Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan Llanos.[1][2]
In addition to Otomaco and Taparita, Loukotka (1968) also lists Maiba (Amaygua), an unattested extinct language that was once spoken in Apure State, Venezuela between the Cunaviche River and Capanaparo River.[3]
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Otomac and Taparita.[3]
gloss | Otomac | Taparita |
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one | engá | enda |
two | dé | deñiaro |
three | yakia | deni |
head | dapad | dupea |
eye | inbad | indó |
tooth | miʔi | mina |
man | andua | mayná |
water | ya | ia |
fire | núa | muita |
sun | nua | mingua |
maize | onona | |
jaguar | maéma | |
house | augua | ñaña |
Additional vocabulary for Otomaco and Taparita are documented in Rosenblat (1936).[2]
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