Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan

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, which comprise the Otomakoan language family. In addition to Otomaco and Taparita, Loukotka (1968) also lists Maiba (Amaygua), an unattested extinct language that was once spoken in

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, Venezuela between the

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and

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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

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