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Extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Yavitero
Paraene
Native toVenezuela
RegionOrinoco
Extinctby 2005
Language familyArawakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3yvt
Glottologyavi1244
ELP

Yavitero or Paraene is an extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela.

Phonology

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ
Open a
Consonants
Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Plosive pb td kg
Affricate t͡sd͡z
Fricative θ h
Rhotic tap ɾ
trill r
Lateral Tap ɺ̥ɺ
Semivowel j w

References

  1. ^ Mosonyi, Emilio Esteban; Mosonyi, Jorge C.; Largo, Águeda (2000). Yavitero. In Mosonyi, Esteban Emilio and Jorge Carlos Mosonyi (eds.), Manual de Lenguas Indígenas de Venezuela: Caracas: Fundación Bigott. pp. 594–651.

External links

Arawakan (Maipurean) languages
Northern
Caribbean
Palikuran
Pidjanan
Upper Amazon
Western Nawiki
Eastern Nawiki
Central Upper Amazon
Manao
Southern
Western
Central Maipurean
Piro
Bolivia–Parana
Campa
Macro-Arawakan


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