Yaruro language
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Yaruro is an indigenous language language spoken along the Orinoco
, Sinaruco, Meta
, and Apure
rivers of Venezuela
. It is not well classified; it may be an isolate
, or distantly related to the extinct Esmeralda language
.
Orinoco
The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia...
, Sinaruco, Meta
Meta River
The Meta River is formed in the Meta Department, Colombia by the confluence of the Humea, Guatiquía and Guayuriba rivers. It flows east-northeastward across the Llanos Orientales plains of Colombia through an ancient fault...
, and Apure
Apure River
The Apure River is a river of southwestern Venezuela, formed by the confluence of the Sarare and Uribante near Guasdualito, in Venezuela, at , and flowing across the llanos into the Orinoco...
rivers of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. It is not well classified; it may be an isolate
Language isolate
A language isolate, in the absolute sense, is a natural language with no demonstrable genealogical relationship with other languages; that is, one that has not been demonstrated to descend from an ancestor common with any other language. They are in effect language families consisting of a single...
, or distantly related to the extinct Esmeralda language
Esmeralda language
Esmeralda or Esmeraldeño, also called Takame, Atacame) is an indigenous language once spoken in the Orinoco watershed of Venezuela. It is not well attested; it may be an isolate, or distantly related to the still-spoken Yaruro language....
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