Pará Gavião is part of the
Timbira
Timbira refers to a number of related ethnolinguistic groups of Timbira-speaking Gê peoples native to Northern and Northeastern Brazil. Among those peoples grouped under the name are the Apanyekrá, Apinajé, Kanela, Gavião (Jê), Krahô ...
(
Northern Jê) dialect cluster of Brazil.
Varieties
Linguistic varieties of Gavião include:
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Krĩkatí, spoken in Terra Indígena Krikati,
Maranhão
Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...
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Pykobjê, 600 speakers in Terra Indígena Governador close to
Amarante,
Maranhão
Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...
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Parkatêjê, 12 speakers in Terra Indígena Mãe Maria,
Bom Jesus do Tocantins
Bom Jesus do Tocantins is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population is estimated at 5,008 (2020), and its area is 1333 km2.
The Kỳikatêjê and Parkatêjê languages are spoken by the Kỳikatêjê and ...
,
Pará
Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...
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Kỳikatêjê, 9 speakers in Terra Indígena Mãe Maria,
Bom Jesus do Tocantins
Bom Jesus do Tocantins is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population is estimated at 5,008 (2020), and its area is 1333 km2.
The Kỳikatêjê and Parkatêjê languages are spoken by the Kỳikatêjê and ...
,
Pará
Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...
See
Timbira language for details.
References
{{Macro-Jê languages
Jê languages
Languages of Brazil