Trans–São Francisco languages

The Trans–São Francisco languages (Portuguese: Transanfranciscano) are a proposed grouping of languages within Macro-Jê. They consist of the Krenák, Maxakalían, and possibly also the Kamakã families. The Trans–São Francisco group was originally proposed and demonstrated by Nikulin and Silva (2020) under the name of Maxakalí-Krenák.

They are named after the São Francisco River of Northeast Brazil.

Classification
Internal classification of Trans–São Francisco by Nikulin (2020):


 * Trans–São Francisco
 * Krenák (Borum)
 * Maxakalían
 * Malalí
 * Nuclear Maxakalían
 * Maxakalí
 * Ritual Maxakalí; Makoní
 * Pataxó; Pataxó-Hãhãhãe
 * Koropó
 * ? Kamakã (possibly part of Trans–São Francisco)
 * Masakará
 * Southern Kamakã
 * Menien
 * Kamakã; Kotoxó/Mongoyó

Proto-language


Proto-Trans–São Francisco has been reconstructed by Nikulin (2020), while there is also a Proto-Kamakã reconstruction by Martins (2007).