The Bororoan languages, also called Borotuke, are a small family of Brazil and formerly Bolivia comprising the living language Bororo and several extinct relatives: Umotína, Kovareka, Kuruminaka and Otuke. The family is sometimes considered part of the proposed wider Macro-Je family, a placement that remains disputed, and its speakers belong to the Mamore-Guapore linguistic area, where contact has also left traces suggestive of ties to the Guaicuruan, Chiquitano, Cariban and Kariri languages.
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Proto-Language StatusReconstructed: Proto-Bororo reconstructions compiled by Camargos (2013) 1 In the Other Atlases
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Source Wikipedia: Bororoan LanguagesLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Borôroan languages of Brazil and Bolivia are Borôro and the extinct Umotína, Kovareka, Kuruminaka and Otuke.
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1. Wikipedia: Bororoan Languages
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The Borôroan languages of Brazil and Bolivia are Borôro and the extinct Umotína, Kovareka, Kuruminaka and Otuke.
Proto-language section, first sentence
For a list of Proto-Bororo reconstructions by Camargos (2013), see the corresponding Portuguese article.
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