Jê languages

Jê
	Jê–Kaingang, Gê, Ye
Ethnicity	Gê peoples
Geographic; distribution	Brazil
Linguistic classification	Macro-Jê Jê;
Subdivisions	Central Jê; Jeikó; Northern Jê; Southern Jê;
Glottolog	jeee1236[1]
	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 Gê, Jean, Ye, Gean), or Jê–Kaingang languages, are spoken by the Gê, a group of indigenous peoples in Brazil.

Family division

According to Ethnologue (which omits Jeikó), the language family is as follows:

Jeikó (†)
Northern Jê
- Apinayé
- Mẽbengokre (Kayapó)
- Panará (Kreen Akarore)
- Suyá
- Timbira (Canela-Krayô, with the Canela and Kreye dialects)
Central Jê
- Acroá (†)
- Xavante
- Xerente
- Xakriabá (†)
Southern Jê
- Xokleng
- Kaingáng
  - Kaingáng
  - São Paulo Kaingáng (†)
  - Ingain (†)
  - Guayana (†)

Genetic relations

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

References

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Je". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[Glottolog-1] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Je". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.