Mainatari language

Mainatari is an extinct Arawakan language of Venezuela that was spoken on the Castaña-Paraná, a tributary of the Siapa River in the Orinoco basin. It is closely related to Yabahana.

Vocabulary

Mainatari is poorly attested. Only 52 words were collected by Johann Natterer in 1831. Mainatari words from Ramirez, cited from Natterer, are given below: