Yavitero language

Extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela

Yavitero
Paraene
Native to	Venezuela
Region	Orinoco
Extinct	by 2005
Language family	Arawakan Northern Upper Amazonian Orinoco Yavitero languages Yavitero
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`yvt`
Glottolog	`yavi1244`
ELP	Yavitero Yavitero

Yavitero or Paraene is an extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela.

Phonology

Vowels^[1]
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	ɛ
Open		a

Consonants^[1]
		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
Rhotic	trill			r
Lateral Tap				ɺ̥ ɺ
Semivowel					j	w

References

^ ^a ^b 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

Yavitero language dictionary online from IDS (select simple or advanced browsing)

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Arawakan (Maipurean) languages

Northern

Palikuran

Western Nawiki	Achawa Amarizana Anauyá Cabiyari (?) Cabre (?) Guarú Kawishana Mainatari Mandawaca Mariaté Mepuri Pasé Piapoco Resígaro (?) Warekena Waraikú (?) Wainumá Wiriná (?) Yabaâna (?) Yucuna Yumana
Eastern Nawiki	Baniwa Kurripako Tariana
Central Upper Amazon	Avane Baré Baniwa of Guainia Guinao Maipure Marawá Yavitero
Manao	Kariaí Manao Shiriana (?)

Southern

Western	Chamicuro Morique Yanesha'
Central Maipurean	Agavotaguerra (?) Custenau Enawenê-Nawê Paresí Saraveca Waura–Mehináku Yawalapití
Piro	Apurinã Iñapari Cararí Mashco Piro Piro Kanamaré
Bolivia–Parana	Baure Lapachu Moxos Pauna Terêna–Chané
Campa	Asháninka Ashéninga Axininca Caquinte Matsiguenga Nomatsiguenga Pucapucari

Macro-Arawakan

Arauán
Candoshi-Shapra
Guajiboan
Munichi
Puquina

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