| Otomakoan | |
| Also Known As: | Otomaco–Taparita |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Fam1: | Macro-Otomakoan ? |
| Glotto: | otom1276 |
| Glottorefname: | Otomaco-Taparita |
| Map: | Inland Isolates of Venezuela.png |
Otomaco and Taparita are two long-extinct languages of the Venezuelan Llanos.[1]
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.[2]
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Otomac and Taparita.[2]
| 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).[3]