Bororoan languages
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The Borôroan languages of Brazil are Borôro and the extinct Umotína and Otuke. They are sometimes considered to form part of the proposed Macro-Jê language family,[1][2]: 547 though this has been disputed.[3]: 64–8
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Geographic distribution | Brazil |
Linguistic classification | Macro-Jê?
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Glottolog | boro1281 |
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They are called the Borotuke languages by Mason (1950), a portmanteau of Bororo and Otuke.[4]