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Macro-Jê

South American Language Families

Macro-Je is a medium-sized proposed language family of South America, spoken mostly in Brazil but also in the Chiquitania region of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is centered on the Je language family, with most of its other branches now reduced to single surviving languages because of extinctions.

Facts
Region
Mostly Brazil, also the Chiquitanía region of Santa Cruz, Bolivia 1
Region
Non-coastal Brazil, except Amazonas, Roraima, Amapá, Acre and Rio de Janeiro, plus Misiones in Argentina and parts of Paraguay and Bolivia 2
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed, Proto-Macro-Je phonology documented by Nikulin, 2020 2
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed: Proto-Macro-Je phonology reconstructed by Nikulin (2020), noted for relatively few consonants and a large vowel inventory. 1
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Source Macro-Je languages, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Macro-Jê (also spelled Macro-Gê) is a medium-sized language family in South America, mostly in Brazil but also in the Chiquitanía region in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Macro-Je Languages
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Macro-Jê (also spelled Macro-Gê) is a medium-sized language family in South America, mostly in Brazil but also in the Chiquitanía region in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
  • Proto-language section, first sentence
    Proto-Macro-Jê is notable for having relatively few consonants and a large vocalic inventory.
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2. Macro-Je languages, Wikipedia
  • Infobox: region
    Non-coastal parts of Brazil (except in Amazonas, Roraima, Amapá, Acre and Rio de Janeiro), Misiones (Argentina), parts of Paraguay and Bolivia
  • Proto-language section
    Proto-Macro-Jê is notable for having relatively few consonants and a large vocalic inventory.
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Wikidata: Macro-Ge
Wikidata Q887133, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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