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Jê–Kaingang, Gê, Ye
Geographic
distribution
Brazil
EthnicityGê peoples
Linguistic classificationMacro-Jê
Subdivisions
  • Central Jê
  • Northwest Jê
  • Kaingáng
Language codes
Glottologjeee1236
Jê languages proper (clear yellow) and other Macro-Jê languages (dark yellow) in modern times. Shadowed area represent approximately extension in the past.

The Jê languages (also spelled , Jean, Ye, Gean), or Jê–Kaingang languages, are spoken by the , a group of indigenous peoples in Brazil.

Family division

The language family is as follows:

Genetic relations

The Jê family forms the core of the Macro-Jê family. Kaufman, Murno-Gladst, et al. (1990) find the proposal convincing.

References