The Trans-
Araguaia languages are a proposed subgroup of the
Northern Jê languages
The Northern Jê or Core Jê languages ( Portuguese: ''Jê Setentrionais'') are a branch of the Jê languages constituted by the Timbira dialect continuum (which includes Canela, Krahô, Pykobjê, Krikati, Parkatêjê, and Kỳikatêjê) a ...
, which comprises three languages spoken to the west of the
Araguaia River
The Araguaia River ( pt, Rio Araguaia , Karajá: ♂ ''Berohokỹ'' eɾohoˈkə̃ ♀ ''Bèrakuhukỹ'' ɛɾakuhuˈkə̃ is one of the major rivers of Brazil though it is almost equal in volume at its confluence with the Tocantins. It has a total ...
:
Mẽbêngôkre,
Kĩsêdjê, and
Tapayúna.
It is subdivided in a binary manner into
Mẽbêngôkre and the
Tapajós subbranch, which comprises
Kĩsêdjê and
Tapayúna. Together with
Apinajé, the Trans-Araguaia languages make up the
Trans-Tocantins branch of
Northern Jê
Northern may refer to the following:
Geography
* North, a point in direction
* Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe
* Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States
* Northern Province, Sri Lanka
* Northern Range, a r ...
.
References
Jê languages
Languages of Brazil
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