Yavitero
Language code
yvt
Location
2°46'01"N 67°59'53"W
Family
Arawak
| Consonants | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| Stop | p b | t d | k ɡ | |||
| Affricate | ts dz | |||||
| Fricative | θ | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ | |||||
| Lateral | ɺ̥ ɺ |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Mosonyi, Esteban, Jorge Mosonyi, and Águeda Largo. 2000. Yavitero. In Esteban Mosonyi and Jorge Mosonyi (eds.), Manual de lenguas indígenas de Venezuela, Tomo II. 594-661.
Mosonyi, J. C. 1987. El idioma yavitero: Ensayo de gramática y diccionario. PhD. dissertation, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas.
Notes
The authors observe that /p/and /r/ appear (only?) in loans, and that /nʲ/ is rare; /ɺ/ is a voiced lateral tap and /ɺ̥ / its voiceless counterpart.