Kaingang language
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The Kaingang language (also spelled Kaingáng) is a Southern Jê language (Jê, Macro-Jê) spoken by the Kaingang people of southern Brazil.[2] The Kaingang nation has about 30,000 people, and about 60–65% speak the language. Most also speak Portuguese.
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Kaingang | |
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kanhgág | |
Native to | Brazil |
Region | São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul |
Ethnicity | Kaingang people |
Native speakers | (18,000 cited 1989)[1] |
Macro-Jê
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:kgp – Kaingangzkp – São Paulo Kaingáng |
qr7 Wayaná (Guayaná) | |
Glottolog | kain1271 |
ELP | Kaingang |
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