Yavitero language

Likely extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yavitero or Paraene is an extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela.

NativetoVenezuela
RegionOrinoco
EthnicityYavitero
Extinct1984[1][2]
1 (2000)[3]
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Yavitero
Paraene
Native toVenezuela
RegionOrinoco
EthnicityYavitero
Extinct1984[1][2]
1 (2000)[3]
Arawakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3yvt
Glottologyavi1244
ELPYavitero
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Phonology

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Vowels[4]
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ
Open a
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Consonants[4]
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
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