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.
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RegionMostly Brazil, also the Chiquitania region of Santa Cruz, Bolivia 1 RegionNon-coastal Brazil, except Amazonas, Roraima, Amapa, Acre and Rio de Janeiro, plus Misiones in Argentina and parts of Paraguay and Bolivia 2 Proto-Language StatusReconstructed, Proto-Macro-Je phonology documented by Nikulin, 2020 2 Proto-Language StatusReconstructed: Proto-Macro-Je phonology reconstructed by Nikulin (2020), noted for relatively few consonants and a large vowel inventory. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Macro-Je Languages
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction, first sentence
is a medium-sized language family in South America, mostly in Brazil but also in the Chiquitania 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.
View the Source 2. Macro-Je languages, Wikipedia
Geographic distribution section
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.
View the SourceWikidata: Macro-Ge
Wikidata Q887133, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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