Yavitero language

Yavitero
Yavitero
Paraene
Native to	Venezuela
Region	Orinoco
Extinct	1984
Language family	Arawakan Northern Upper Amazonian Orinoco Yavitero languages Yavitero; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yvt
Glottolog	yavi1244
ELP	Yavitero

Last updated October 01, 2025

Yavitero or Paraene is an extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela.

Phonology

Vowels^[2]
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Mid	ɛ
Open		a

Consonants^[2]
		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

↑ Vajda, Edward J (December 2006). "Maipure (review)". Language. 82 (4): 936–936. doi:10.1353/lan.2006.0235. ISSN 1535-0665.
1 2 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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[1] Vajda, Edward J (December 2006). "Maipure (review)". Language. 82 (4): 936–936. doi:10.1353/lan.2006.0235. ISSN 1535-0665.

[:0-2] 1 2 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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Yavitero language

Contents

Phonology

References

External links