Otomákoan languages

Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan Llanos,^[1][2] which comprise the Otomakoan language family.

Otomakoan
Otomaco–Taparita
Geographic distribution	Venezuelan Llanos
Linguistic classification	Macro-Otomakoan ? Otomakoan
Subdivisions	Otomaco † Taparita † ?Maiba †
Language codes
Glottolog	otom1276

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.^[3]

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Otomac and Taparita.^[3]

gloss	Otomac	Taparita
one	engá	enda
two	dé	deñiaro
three	yakia	deni
head	dapad	dupea
eye	inbad	indó
tooth	miʔi	mina
man	andua	mayná
water	ya	ia
fire	núa	muita
sun	nua	mingua
maize	onona
jaguar	maéma
house	augua	ñaña

Additional vocabulary for Otomaco and Taparita are documented in Rosenblat (1936).^[2]