Yavitero language

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Yavitero or Paraene is an extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela.

Yavitero
Paraene
Native toVenezuela
RegionOrinoco
Extinctby 2005
Arawakan
Language codes
ISO 639-3yvt
Glottologyavi1244
ELP

Phonology

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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 pb td kg
Affricate t͡sd͡z
Fricative θ h
Rhotic tap ɾ
trill r
Lateral Tap ɺ̥ɺ
Semivowel j w

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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