| Macro-Jê | |
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| Macro-Gê | |
| Geographic distribution: |
Brazil |
| Linguistic classification: | Je–Tupi–Carib?
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| Ethnologue code: | 360-16 |
The Macro-Jê families of Kaufman's conception
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Macro-Jê (also spelled Macro-Gê) is a medium-sized language stock in South America centered around the Jê language family, with all other branches currently being single languages due to recent extinctions. The family was first proposed in 1926, and has undergone moderate modifications since then. Kaufman (1990) finds the proposal "probable".
Eduardo Ribeiro of the University of Chicago finds no evidence to classify Fulniô (Yatê) and Guató as Macro-Je, pace Kaufman, nor Otí and Chiquitano, pace Greenberg.
These languages share irregular morphology with the Tupi and Carib families, and Rodrigues (2000) and Ribeiro connect them all as a Je–Tupi–Carib family.