Otomákoan languages

Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan Llanos.[1][2]

Otomakoan
Otomaco–Taparita
Geographic
distribution
Venezuelan Llanos
Linguistic classificationMacro-Otomakoan ?
  • Otomakoan
Subdivisions
Glottologotom1276

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

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Otomac and Taparita.[3]

glossOtomacTaparita
one engáenda
two deñiaro
three yakiadeni
head dapaddupea
eye inbadindó
tooth miʔimina
man anduamayná
water yaia
fire núamuita
sun nuamingua
maize onona
jaguar maéma
house auguañaña

Additional vocabulary for Otomaco and Taparita are documented in Rosenblat (1936).[2]

References

  1. Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". In Grondona, Verónica; Campbell, Lyle (eds.). The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 9783110255133.
  2. Rosenblat, Angel. 1936. Los Otomacos y Taparitas de los llanos de Venezuela. Estudio etnográfico y lingüístico. Tierra Firme 1. 227-377.
  3. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.


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