Otomaco language

For the parent language family, see Otomákoan languages.
Otomako
Otomaco
Native toVenezuela
RegionLlanos
Extinct(date missing)
Otomakoan
  • Otomako
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
qpg
Glottologotom1301
  Otomaco

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 Library.[1] The word list has been analyzed in detail by Rosenblat (1936).[2]

References

  1. ^ de Luzena, Gerónimo José. 1788. Traducion de la lengua española á la otomaca, taparita y yarura. Manuscrito II/2927 Biblioteca del Palacio Real de Madrid.
  2. ^ Rosenblat, Angel. 1936. Los Otomacos y Taparitas de los llanos de Venezuela. Estudio etnográfico y lingüístico. Tierra Firme 1. 227-377.


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