Kaingang language

Kaingang
kanhgág, káiŋãŋ
Native toBrazil
RegionSão Paulo, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul
EthnicityKaingang people
Native speakers
(18,000 cited 1989)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kgp  Kaingang
zkp  São Paulo Kaingáng
qr7 Wayaná (Guayaná)
Glottologkain1271
ELPKaingang

The Kaingang language (also spelled Kaingáng) is a Southern Jê language spoken by the Kaingang people of southern Brazil. The Kaingang nation has about 30,000 people, and about 60–65% speak the language. Most also speak Portuguese.