Yavitero language

Yavitero or Paraene is an 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

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
	trill			r
Lateral Tap				ɺ̥ ɺ
Semivowel					j	w

References

1. 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)