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Northern Jê languages

South American Language Families

The Northern Je, or Core Je, languages are a branch of the Je language family made up of the Timbira dialect continuum and a number of languages spoken west of the Tocantins River, the Trans-Tocantins languages Apinaje, Mebengokre, Kisedje, and Tapayuna. Together with Panara, they form the Goyaz branch of the Je family.

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Source Northern Jê languages (Wikipedia)Infobox: region
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Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Pará, Maranhão
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1. Glottolog: Northern Je (languoid record)
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  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 6
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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