Yavitero

Language code
yvt
Location
2°46'01"N 67°59'53"W
Family
Arawak
ConsonantsBilabialDentalAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Stopp bt dk ɡ
Affricatets dz
Fricativeθh
Nasalmnɲ
Approximantjw
Trillr
Tap, flapɾ
Lateralɺ̥ ɺ
VowelsFrontCentralBack
Highiu
Mideo
Lowa
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.