Jê Languages
The Jê languages (also spelled Gê, Jean, Ye, Gean), or Jê–Kaingang languages, are spoken by the Gê peoples, Jê, a group of indigenous peoples in Brazil. Genetic relations The Jê family forms the core of the Macro-Jê family. Kaufman (1990) finds the proposal convincing. Family division According to Ethnologue (which omits Jeikó), the language family is as follows: * Jeikó language, Jeikó (†) * Northern Jê ** Apinayé language, Apinayé (2,300 speakers) ** Mẽbengokre language, Mẽbengokre (Kayapó) (8,638 speakers) ** Panará language, Panará (Kreen Akarore) (380 speakers) ** Suya language, Suyá (350 speakers) ** Timbira language, Timbira (Canela-Krayô, with the Canela language, Canela and Kreye language, Kreye dialects) (5,100 speakers) * Central Jê ** Acroá language, Acroá (†) ** Xavante language, Xavante (9,600 speakers) ** Xerente language, Xerente (1,810 speakers) ** Xakriabá language, Xakriabá (†) * Southern Jê ** Xokleng language, Xokleng (7 ...
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