Timbira language
Timbira is a dialect continuum of the Northern Jê language group of the Jê languages ̣(Macro-Jê) spoken in Brazil. The various dialects are distinct enough to sometimes be considered separate languages. The principal varieties, Krahô (Craó), and Canela (Kanela), have 2000 speakers apiece, few of whom speak Portuguese. Pará Gavião has 600–700 speakers. Krẽje, however, is nearly extinct, with only 30 speakers in 1995. Timibira has been intensive contact with various Tupi-Guarani languages of the lower Tocantins-Mearim area, such as Guajajára, Tembé, Guajá, and Urubú-Ka'apór. Ararandewára, Turiwára, Tupinamba, and Nheengatu have also been spoken  in the area. Some of people in the area are also remembers of Anambé and Amanajé. Varieties. Linguistic varieties of Timbira include: Loukotka (1968). Loukotka (1968) divides the Timbira tribes into two groups, Timbirá (Canela) and Krao. The majority are included under Timbira: Ramirez et al. (2015). Ramirez et al. (2015) considers Timbira-Kayapó to be a dialect continuum, as follows: Apart from Kapiekran, all Krao varieties are recognized by the ISO. Under the Timbira group, Loukotka included several purported languages for which nothing is recorded: "Kukoekamekran, Karákatajé, Kenpokatajé, Kanakatayé, Norokwajé" (Ñurukwayé). The "Poncatagê" (Põkateye) are likewise unidentifiable. Another common  convention for division, though geographic rather than linguistic, is "Western Timbira" (Apinayé alone) vs "Eastern Timbira" (Canela, Krikatí, Krahô, Gavião, and others). "Gurupy" is a river, sometimes used to refer to the Krenye.