Timbira language
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timbira-language-243-3575032
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Timbira language
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Timbira is a dialect continuum of the Northern Jê language group of the Jê languages ̣(Macro-Jê) spoken in Brazil. The various dialects are distinct enough to sometimes be considered separate languages. The principal varieties, Krahô (Craó), and Canela (Kanela), have 2000 speakers apiece, few of whom speak Portuguese. Pará Gavião has 600–700 speakers. Krẽje, however, is nearly extinct, with only 30 speakers in 1995. Timibira has been intensive contact with various Tupi-Guarani languages of the l
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Northern Je language spoken in Brazil
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbira_language
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2023-08-28T20:40:31Z
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