Kayapo language

Mẽbêngôkre (Kayapó)
Mẽbêngôkre (Kayapó)
Mẽbêngôkre kabẽn
Pronunciation	[mẽbeŋoˈkɾɛ kaˈbɛ̃n]
Native to	Brazil
Region	Pará, Mato Grosso
Ethnicity	Kayapó, Xikrin, formerly also Irã'ãmrãnhre
Native speakers	8,638 (2010)
Language family	Macro-Jê Jê Cerrado Jê of Goyaz Northern Jê Trans-Tocantins Trans-Araguaia Mẽbêngôkre (Kayapó); ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Kayapó; Xikrin;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	txu
Glottolog	kaya1330
ELP	Mebengokre

Mẽbêngôkre, sometimes referred to as Kayapó (Mẽbêngôkre: Mẽbêngôkre kabẽn [mẽbeŋoˈkɾɛ kaˈbɛ̃n]) is a Northern Jê language (Jê, Macro-Jê) spoken by the Kayapó and the Xikrin people in the north of Mato Grosso and Pará in Brazil. There are around 8,600 native speakers since 2010 based on the 2015 Ethnologue 18th edition. Due to the number of speakers and the influence of Portuguese speakers, the language stands at a sixth level of endangerment; in which the materials for literacy and education in Mẽbêngôkre are very limited.

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