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Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan Llanos. 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 Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Otomac and Taparita. : Additional vocabulary for Otomaco and Taparita are documented in Rosenblat (1936).Rosenblat, Angel. 1936. ''Los Otomacos y Taparitas de los llanos de Venezuela''. Estudio etnográfico y lingüístico. Tierra Firme 1. 227-377. References Extinct languages of South America Languages of Venezuela Language families {{na-lang-stub ...
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Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of th ...
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Llanos
The Llanos ( Spanish ''Los Llanos'', "The Plains"; ) is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. Geography The Llanos occupy a lowland that extends mostly east and west. The Llanos are bounded on the west and northwest by the Andes, and on the north by the Venezuelan Coastal Range. The Guiana Highlands are to the southeast, and the Negro-Branco moist forests are to the southwest. To the east the Orinoco wetlands and Orinoco Delta swamp forests occupy the Orinoco Delta. The Llanos' main river is the Orinoco, which runs from west to east through the ecoregion and forms part of the border between Colombia and Venezuela. The Orinoco is the major river system of Venezuela. Climate The ecoregion has a tropical savanna climate that grades into a tropical monsoon climate in the Colombian Llanos. ...
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Otomaco Language
Otomaco is an extinct language of the Venezuelan Llanos. Documentation Otomaco is known only from a single wordlist manuscript written by Father Gerónimo José de Luzena in December 1788, which is currently held at the Royal Palace of Madrid The Royal Palace of Madrid ( es, Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the ... Library. The word list has been analyzed in detail by Rosenblat (1936).Rosenblat, Angel. 1936. ''Los Otomacos y Taparitas de los llanos de Venezuela''. Estudio etnográfico y lingüístico. Tierra Firme 1. 227-377. References Extinct languages of South America Otomákoan languages Languages of Venezuela {{na-lang-stub ...
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Taparita Language
Taparita is an extinct language of the Venezuelan Llanos.Rosenblat, Angel. 1936. ''Los Otomacos y Taparitas de los llanos de Venezuela''. Estudio etnográfico y lingüístico. Tierra Firme 1. 227-377. References Extinct languages of South America Otomákoan languages {{na-lang-stub ...
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Apure State
Apure State ( es, Estado Apure, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial authorities. In 1824 the Department of Apure was created, under jurisdiction of Barinas, which laid the foundations for the current entity. In 1856 it separated from Barinas and for the first time Apure appeared as an independent province, which in 1864 acquired the status of state. In 1881, however, a new territorial division combined Apure and Guayana to form a single state named ''Bolívar.'' In 1899 it reestablished its autonomy and finally, by means of the Constitution of 1909, gained its current borders. The territory was famous for heron plumes, which adorned European courts. At the same time, it was the scene of armed encounters that marked the evolution of the War for Independence, as well as numerous battles during the civil war. ...
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Cunaviche River
Cunaviche River is a river of Venezuela. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Venezuela This is a list of rivers in Venezuela. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean Amazon Basin * ''Amazon River'' (Brazil) ** Rio Negro *** Cas ... References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Venezuela {{Venezuela-river-stub ...
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Capanaparo River
Capanaparo River is a river of Colombia and Venezuela. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. In Venezuela together with the Cinaruco River, other smaller rivers and the area around them they form the Santos Luzardo National Park since 1988. See also * List of rivers of Colombia * List of rivers of Venezuela This is a list of rivers in Venezuela. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean Amazon Basin * ''Amazon River'' (Brazil) ** Rio Negro *** Cas ... References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Colombia Rivers of Venezuela International rivers of South America {{Venezuela-river-stub ...
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Čestmír Loukotka
ÄŒestmír Loukotka (12 November 1895 – 13 April 1966) was a Czechoslovak linguist. His daughter was Jarmila Loukotková. Career Loukotka proposed a classification for the languages of South America based on several previous works. This classification contained a lot of unpublished material and was therefore superior to all previous classifications. He divided the languages of South America and the Caribbean into 77 different families, based upon similarities of vocabulary and available lists. His classification of 1968 is the most influential and was based upon two previous schemes (1935, 1944), which were similar to those proposed by Paul Rivet Paul Rivet (7 May 1876, Wasigny, Ardennes – 21 March 1958) was a French ethnologist known for founding the Musée de l'Homme in 1937. In his professional work, Rivet is known for his theory that South America was originally populated i ... (whom he was a student of), although the number of families was increased to 9 ...
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Wiktionary
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Otomákoan Languages
Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan Llanos. 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 Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Otomac and Taparita. : Additional vocabulary for Otomaco and Taparita are documented in Rosenblat (1936).Rosenblat, Angel. 1936. ''Los Otomacos y Taparitas de los llanos de Venezuela''. Estudio etnográfico y lingüístico. Tierra Firme 1. 227-377. References Extinct languages of South America Languages of Venezuela Language families {{na-lang-stub ...
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