Kaingang language

The Kaingang language (also spelled Kaingáng) is a Southern Jê language (Jê, Macro-Jê) spoken by the Kaingang people of southern Brazil. The Kaingang nation has about 30,000 people, and about 60–65% speak the language. Most also speak Portuguese.

Kaingang
kanhgág
Native toBrazil
RegionSão Paulo, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul
EthnicityKaingang people
Native speakers
(18,000 cited 1989)
Macro-Jê
  • Jê
    • Jê of Paraná
      • Southern Jê
        • Kaingang
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kgp – Kaingang
zkp – São Paulo Kaingáng
Linguist List
qr7 Wayaná (Guayaná)
Glottologkain1271
ELPKaingang
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