Southern Jê languages

Southern Jê
Geographic
distribution		Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, formerly Misiones
Linguistic classificationMacro-Jê
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologkain1270

The Southern Jê languages are a branch of the Jê languages constituted by the Kaingang and Laklãnõ (Xokléng) languages. Together with the closely related Ingain, they form the Paraná Jê branch of the Jê family. Kaufman (1994) also includes Guayana.

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