Home›South American Language Families›Ge-Kaingang (Macro-Je)GroupGe-Kaingang (Macro-Je)This group collects members of the Macro-Je (Ge-Kaingang) stock, a proposed higher-level grouping of central and eastern Brazilian language families built around the core Je family (Kaingang, Central Je, Northern Je, Southern Je and related branches) and linked smaller families such as Kamaka, Kariri, Maxakali, Krenak, Xukuru, and the Puri and Botocudo languages. Members range from well-attested living languages to poorly documented extinct varieties whose Macro-Je affiliation is itself a scholarly proposal rather than a settled fact. Placement follows each member's own description naming a Je branch, Macro-Je, Macro-Ge, or one of these linked smaller families.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary RegionWell-attestedBrazil 1Browse ByAll Ge-Kaingang (Macro-Je)Ge-Kaingang (Macro-Je)30 entriesGe-Kaingang (Macro-Je)Filter Results30 entriesMacro-areaAllGe-Kaingang (Macro-Je) (30)Speaker Count BandAll0 (1)1 to 570 (3)24,600 to 795,000 (1)592 to 23,000 (2)RegionAllAlagoas (1)Bahia (2)Brazil (8)Ecuador (1)Mato Grosso (6)Minas Gerais (2)Peru (1)Rio Grande do Sul (2)Santa Catarina (2)Sao Paulo (1)South America (11)Reconstructed AncestorAllReconstructed (1)Classification StatusAllEstablished (11)Number of LanguagesAll1 (6)2 (4)16 to 1,408 (1)3 to 5 (3)6 to 15 (3)In GroupAllGe-Kaingang (Macro-Je) (30)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 30CahuapananSouth American Language FamiliesCentral Jê languagesSouth American Language FamiliesCerrado languagesSouth American Language FamiliesChichamSouth American Language FamiliesChiquitanoSouth American Language FamiliesGoyaz Jê languagesSouth American Language FamiliesGuatóSouth American Language FamiliesIateSouth American Language FamiliesJabutian languagesSouth American Language FamiliesJêSouth American Language FamiliesKaimbeSouth American Language FamiliesKamakã languagesSouth American Language FamiliesKaririSouth American Language FamiliesKrenakSouth American Language FamiliesMacro-JêSouth American Language FamiliesMaxakalían languagesSouth American Language FamiliesNatuSouth American Language FamiliesNorthern Jê languagesSouth American Language FamiliesOfayéSouth American Language FamiliesOti languageSouth American Language FamiliesParaná Jê languagesSouth American Language FamiliesPurianSouth American Language FamiliesSouthern Jê languagesSouth American Language FamiliesTapajós languagesSouth American Language FamiliesTrans-Araguaia languagesSouth American Language FamiliesTrans-São Francisco languagesSouth American Language FamiliesTrans-Tocantins languagesSouth American Language FamiliesXukuruan languagesSouth American Language FamiliesYabutian languagesSouth American Language FamiliesYateSouth American Language FamiliesSources1. Wikipedia: Macro-Je Languagestier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionMacro-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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.