Ofayé language
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The Ofayé or Opaye language, also Ofaié-Xavante, Opaié-Shavante, forms its own branch of the Macro-Gê languages
. It is spoken by about a quarter of the small Ofayé people, though language revitalization efforts are underway.
Macro-Gê languages
Macro-Jê is a medium-sized language stock in South America centered around the Jê language family, with all other branches currently being single languages due to recent extinctions. The family was first proposed in 1926, and has undergone moderate modifications since then...
. It is spoken by about a quarter of the small Ofayé people, though language revitalization efforts are underway.