Macro-Gê languages
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Macro-Ge (also spelled Macro-Gê, Macro-Je, and Macro-Jê) is a medium sized language stock proposed for South America, centered around the Gê proper language family.
- Gê-Kaingang (16 languages in two branches: Kaingáng [18,000 speakers], and Gê proper languages such as Xavánte [8000 speakers])
- Botocudo (Krenak)
- Chiquito-Borôro (4 languages in two-three branches. Chiquitano [20,000 speakers])
- Jeikó [extinct]
- Kamakán [extinct]
- Karajá
- Karirí [extinct]
- Maxakalí
- Ofayé (Opaye)
- Purí [extinct]
- Rikbaktsá
- and possibly Otí [extinct]