| Esmeralda–Yaruro | |
| Acceptance: | proposed |
| Region: | Venezuela |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Child1: | Esmeralda |
| Child2: | Yaruro |
| Glotto: | none |
Esmeralda–Yaruro or Takame–Jarúroan, is a proposed connection between two unclassified languages of Venezuela and Ecuador: Yaruro (Llaruro, Pumé, Yuapín), 6000 speakers, and the extinct Esmeralda (Esmeraldeño, Takame). They would be only distantly related, but Kaufman (1990) finds the connection convincing, and Campbell (2012) believes the connection is promising.[1]
Below is a comparison of selected basic vocabulary items in Esmeralda and Yaruro.
| gloss | Esmeralda[2] | Yaruro[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| hair | rarapo | kü̃́ | |
| eye | mula | dachó | |
| nose | ra-ausa (my) | ĩbupuȩ́ | |
| tooth | ra-ha, ra-ka | jõdȩ́ | |
| mouth | bassa | dyá | |
| hand | disa (my) | ichí | |
| foot | taha | tá | |
| blood | kar(k)a | gué | |
| bone | mu-kilsa | jú | |
| person | ilon | o̧ãĩ́ | |
| name | chinto | kẽ́ | |
| dog | kine | (a)oré | |
| fish | ki | chṍ | |
| tree | tá(k)te | tó | |
| leaf | rampide (?) | to pjü̃dá | |
| water | uivi, úvoi | uí | |
| fire | muka (with) | kjõdȩ́ | |
| earth | dó; dula | dabú | |
| road | dire | nṍ | |
| eat | enima | jurá | |
| die | ubale, ybale (dead) | jãbó |