Krahô (Krahô: ''Mehĩ jarkwa'' ) is a dialect of the

Canela-Krahô language Timbira is a dialect continuum of the Northern Jê language group of the Jê languages ̣( Macro-Jê) spoken in Brazil. The various dialects are distinct enough to sometimes be considered separate languages. The principal varieties, Krahô La ...

, a Timbira variety of the

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language group ( Jê, Macro-Jê) spoken in

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by the

Krahô The Krahô (, ) are an indigenous Timbira Gê people of northeastern Brazil. The Krahô historically inhabited a portion of modern Maranhão along the Balsas River, but were pushed west by pioneer settlement and cattle farmers. Currently, the Kr ...

people.

Phonology

Vowels

* A short /a/ can have an allophone of a mid-central sound �

Consonants

* /ʋ/ is realized as when occurring in between vowels.

References

Jê languages Languages of Brazil {{Macro-Jê-lang-stub