Otomacoan languages

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

Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan Llanos, which comprise the Otomakoan or Otomákoan language family.

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.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Otomaco and Taparita is documented in Rosenblat (1936).

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. 1 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.