Otuke language

Combès (2012) suggests that -toki ~ -tuki ~ -tuke (also present in the ethynonym Gorgotoqui) is likely related to the Bororo animate plural suffix -doge (i.e., used to form plural nouns for ethnic groups). Hence, the name Otuqui (Otuke) was likely etymologically related to the name Gorgotoqui. ==Varieties==

Loukotka (1968) Several attested extinct Bororoan varieties were either dialects of Otuke or closely related: • Covareca - Santa Ana mission, Bolivia • Curuminaca - Casalvasco mission, Bolivia • Coraveca (Curave, Ecorabe) - Santo Corazón mission, Bolivia (unattested) • Curucaneca (Curucane, Carruacane) - San Rafael mission, Bolivia (unattested) • Tapii - Santiago de Chiquitos mission, Bolivia (possibly Zamucoan) (See Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos for locations.) Mason (1950) says the first four are "separate and very different", but Loukotka (1968) notes that nothing is known of Curave or Curucane (or of Tapii), that only 14 words of Curumina and 19 of Covare have been preserved. Mason (1950) Mason (1950) lists the following varieties of Otuke: ;Otuke • Otuké • Covareca • Curuminaca • Coraveca (?); Curavé (?) • Curucaneca (?) • Tapii (?) Mason (1950) notes that Tapii may have been either Otukean or Zamucoan. == Grammar ==

The suffix is found in body part names. Similarly, the suffix is found on words for round fruits. == Further reading ==