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Nuclear-Macro-Je languages

Nuclear-Macro-Je is a language family with 19 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in South America. The largest by number of speakers are Kaingang, Xavánte, and Kayapó. 19 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
KaingangBrazil18,500Vulnerable
XavánteBrazil13,303Vulnerable
KayapóBrazil7,266Threatened
KarajáBrazil3,060Threatened
XerénteBrazil2,569Threatened
CanelaBrazil2,502Threatened
MaxakalíBrazil1,271Threatened
RikbaktsaBrazil1,085Threatened
XoklengBrazil790Endangered
SuyáBrazil409Endangered
PanaráBrazil250Endangered
JabutíBrazil50Severely Endangered
OfayéBrazil12Severely Endangered
KrenakBrazil10Severely Endangered
ArikapúBrazil1Critically Endangered
ApinayéBrazil
KreyeBrazil
Pará GaviãoBrazil
XakriabáBrazilDormant

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.