Tamanaku language
Tamanaku is an extinct Cariban language of Venezuela.
The earliest word list of Tamanaku was published by Filippo [Salvatore Gilii|Gilij] in 1780, from his 20-year stay among the Tamanku beginning around 1750.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
| Stop | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| Affricate | ts | ||||
| Fricative | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Liquid | r | ||||
| Approximant | w | j |
Stops may have voiced allophones of . Allophones of /p, n, r/ include .