Esmerelda–Yaruro languages
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Esmeralda–Yaruro or Takame–Jarúroan, is a proposed connection between two unclassified languages of Venezuela
, 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.
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...
, Yaruro
Yaruro language
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....
(Llaruro, Pumé, Yuapín), 6000 speakers, and the extinct Esmeralda
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....
(Esmeraldeño, Takame). They would be only distantly related, but Kaufman (1990) finds the connection convincing.