maipure

/maɪˈpjʊər/ (my-POO-ur)

Definitions

1. noun

A language isolate spoken in Venezuela, particularly in the Orinoco Delta region.

“The linguist traveled to Venezuela to study the maipure language, which was previously unknown to scholars.”

Synonyms

  • indigenous language
  • language isolate

Antonyms

  • standardized language
  • widely spoken language