Ge languages

Jê
Jê–Kaingang, Gê, Ye
Ethnicity:	Gê peoples
Geographic distribution:	Brazil
Linguistic classification:	Macro-Jê Jê
Subdivisions:	Central Jê Northwest Jê Kaingáng
Glottolog:	jeee1236
Jê languages proper (clear yellow) and other Macro-Jê languages (dark yellow) in modern times. Shadowed area represent approximately extension in the past.

The Jê languages (also spelled Gê, Jean, Ye, Gean), or Jê–Kaingang languages, are spoken by the Gê, a group of indigenous peoples in Brazil.

The language family is as follows:

The Jê family forms the core of the Macro-Jê family. Kaufman, Murno-Gladst, et al. (1990) find the proposal convincing.