| Jê Jê-Kaingang, Gê, Ye |
Geographic
distribution: | Brazil |
Genetic
classification: | Macro-Jê
Jê |
| Subdivisions: | Central Jê Northwest Jê Kaingáng |
 Proper Jê languages (clear yellow) and other Macro-Jê languages (dark yellow) in modern times. Shadowed area represent approximately extension in the past. |
The Jê languages (Jê-Kaingang; also Gê, Jean, Ye, Gean) are spoken by the Gê, a group of indigenous peoples in Brazil.
[edit] Family division
The language family is as follows:
- Jaikó (Northern Jê)
- Central Jê
- Northwest Jê
- Kaingáng (Southern Jê)
[edit] Genetic relations
The Jê family forms the core of the Macro-Jê family. Kaufman (1990) finds the proposal convincing.
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