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Suyá language
Macro-Jê language spoken in Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kĩsêdjê (Suyá, Kĩsêdjê: Khĩsêtjê kapẽrẽ [kʰĩˈsedʒe kaˈpẽɽẽ]) is a Northern Jê language (Jê, Macro-Jê) spoken in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is closely related to Tapayúna; together, they form the Tapajós branch of Northern Jê.[2]: 7
Kĩsêdjê (Suyá) | |
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Khĩsêtjê kapẽrẽ | |
Pronunciation | [kʰĩˈsedʒe kaˈpẽɽẽ] |
Native to | Brazil |
Region | Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso |
Ethnicity | Kĩsêdjê (Suyá) |
Native speakers | 350 (2006)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | suy |
Glottolog | suya1243 |
ELP | Suyá |
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Kĩsêdjê is closely related to Tapayúna;[3][4]: 10–2 the common past on the Tapajós River, shared by the Kĩsêdjê and the Tapayúna, is still part of their oral history.[2]: 9 Phonological differences between the languages include the reflexes of Proto-Northern Jê *m/*mb, *mr/*mbr, *c (in onsets), *ñ (in codas), and *b (in stressed syllables). In Kĩsêdjê, these consonants are reflected as m/mb, mr/mbr, s, n, and p, respectively, whereas Tapayúna has w ([w̃]), nr ([ɾ̃]), t ([t̪]), j ([j]), and w ([w]) in the same words.[2]: 85 [4]: 10–2