The Trans-
Araguaia languages are a proposed subgroup of the
Northern Jê languages, which comprises three languages spoken to the west of the
Araguaia River
The Araguaia River ( , Karajá language, Karajá: ♂ ''Berohokỹ'' eɾohoˈkə̃ ♀ ''Bèrakuhukỹ'' ɛɾakuhuˈkə̃ is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and a tributary of the Tocantins River.
Geography
The Araguaia River comes from ...
:
Mẽbêngôkre,
Kĩsêdjê, and
Tapayúna.
It is subdivided in a binary manner into
Mẽbêngôkre and the
Tapajós
The Tapajós ( ) is a river in Brazil. It runs through the Amazon Rainforest and is a major tributary of the Amazon River. When combined with the Juruena River, the Tapajós is approximately long. Prior to a drastic increase in illegal gold mi ...
subbranch, which comprises
Kĩsêdjê and
Tapayúna. Together with
Apinajé, the Trans-Araguaia languages make up the
Trans-Tocantins branch of
Northern Jê.
References
Jê languages
Languages of Brazil
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