Suyá language

Kĩsêdjê (Suyá, Kĩsêdjê: Khĩsêtjê kapẽrẽ [kʰĩˈsedʒe kaˈpẽɽẽ]) is a Northern Jê language (, Macro-Jê) spoken in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is closely related to Tapayúna; together, they form the Tapajós branch of Northern Jê.:7

Kĩsêdjê (Suyá)
Khĩsêtjê kapẽrẽ
Pronunciation[kʰĩˈsedʒe kaˈpẽɽẽ]
Native toBrazil
RegionXingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso
EthnicityKĩsêdjê (Suyá)
Native speakers
350 (2006)
Language codes
ISO 639-3suy
Glottologsuya1243
ELPSuyá

Kĩsêdjê is closely related to Tapayúna;:10–2 the common past on the Tapajós River, shared by the Kĩsêdjê and the Tapayúna, is still part of their oral history.:9 Phonological differences between the languages include the reflexes of Proto-Northern Jê *m/*mb, *mr/*mbr, *c (in onsets), (in codas), and *b (in stressed syllables). In Kĩsêdjê, these consonants are reflected as m/mb, mr/mbr, s, n, and p, respectively, whereas Tapayúna has w ([w̃]), nr ([ɾ̃]), t ([t̪]), j ([j]), and w ([w]) in the same words.:85:10–2

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