Yavitero language
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Extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela
| Yavitero | |
|---|---|
| Paraene | |
| Native to | Venezuela |
| Region | Orinoco |
| Extinct | by 2005 |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yvt |
| Glottolog | yavi1244 |
| ELP | |
Yavitero or Paraene is an extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela.
Phonology
[edit ]| Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | ɛ | |
| Open | a |
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||
| Affricate | t͡s d͡z | ||||
| Fricative | θ | h | |||
| Rhotic | tap | ɾ | |||
| trill | r | ||||
| Lateral Tap | ɺ̥ ɺ | ||||
| Semivowel | j | w | |||
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Yavitero language dictionary online from IDS (select simple or advanced browsing)
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