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The Tapajós (also called Suyá and Trans-Xingu) languages are a close-knit group of the Northern Jê languages, which comprises Kĩsêdjê and Tapayúna (Kajkwakhrattxi). It is closely related to Mẽbêngôkre; together, they make up the Trans-Araguaia branch of Northern Jê. Although both Tapajós languages are now spoken in the Xingu River basin rather than on the Tapajós, this is known to be a consequence of two independent eastbound demic movements. The Kĩsêdjê arrived in their current location around the in the second half of the 19th century from the west; their migration route included the headwaters of the , the Arraias River, and the Ronuro River (all of them are left tributaries of the Xingu). In contrast, the Tapayúna stayed in the Tapajós basin (in the Arinos region) until late 1960s, wh

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  • The Tapajós (also called Suyá and Trans-Xingu) languages are a close-knit group of the Northern Jê languages, which comprises Kĩsêdjê and Tapayúna (Kajkwakhrattxi). It is closely related to Mẽbêngôkre; together, they make up the Trans-Araguaia branch of Northern Jê. Although both Tapajós languages are now spoken in the Xingu River basin rather than on the Tapajós, this is known to be a consequence of two independent eastbound demic movements. The Kĩsêdjê arrived in their current location around the in the second half of the 19th century from the west; their migration route included the headwaters of the , the Arraias River, and the Ronuro River (all of them are left tributaries of the Xingu). In contrast, the Tapayúna stayed in the Tapajós basin (in the Arinos region) until late 1960s, where they were decimated by the local rubber tappers and ranchers; the 41 survivors were transferred to the Xingu Indigenous Park in 1969. (en)
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  • The Tapajós (also called Suyá and Trans-Xingu) languages are a close-knit group of the Northern Jê languages, which comprises Kĩsêdjê and Tapayúna (Kajkwakhrattxi). It is closely related to Mẽbêngôkre; together, they make up the Trans-Araguaia branch of Northern Jê. Although both Tapajós languages are now spoken in the Xingu River basin rather than on the Tapajós, this is known to be a consequence of two independent eastbound demic movements. The Kĩsêdjê arrived in their current location around the in the second half of the 19th century from the west; their migration route included the headwaters of the , the Arraias River, and the Ronuro River (all of them are left tributaries of the Xingu). In contrast, the Tapayúna stayed in the Tapajós basin (in the Arinos region) until late 1960s, wh (en)
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  • Tapajós languages (en)
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