Otomacoan languages
Extinct language family of Venezuela
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Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan Llanos,[1][2] which comprise the Otomakoan or Otomákoan language family.
Geographic
distributionVenezuelan Llanos
distributionVenezuelan Llanos
Linguistic classificationMacro-Otomakoan ?
- Otomakoan
| Otomakoan | |
|---|---|
| Otomaco–Taparita | |
| Geographic distribution | Venezuelan Llanos |
| Linguistic classification | Macro-Otomakoan ?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | otom1276 |
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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]
Vocabulary
Vocabulary for Otomaco and Taparita is documented in Rosenblat (1936).[2]
