Kaingang language
Kaingang (ISO 639-3 code kgp) is a language of the Nuclear-Macro-Je family spoken in Brazil. It has about 18,500 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | kgp |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | kain1272 |
| Family | Nuclear-Macro-Je |
| Area | South America |
| Countries | Brazil |
| Speakers (estimate) | 18,500 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Nuclear-Macro-Je languages, nearest first.
- Xavánte13,303 speakers
- Kayapó7,266 speakers
- Karajá3,060 speakers
- Xerénte2,569 speakers
- Canela2,502 speakers
- Maxakalí1,271 speakers
- Rikbaktsa1,085 speakers
- Xokleng790 speakers
- Suyá409 speakers
- Panará250 speakers
- Jabutí50 speakers
- Ofayé12 speakers
More about Kaingang
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.