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Krenak
Botocudo
Borum
Native to	Brazil
Region	Minas Gerais
Ethnicity	150Botocudo (2006)[1]
Native speakers	10 (2006)[1]
Language family	Macro-Gê Krenak languages Krenak
Dialects	Nakrehé Uti Krag (Nakpie)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kqq
Glottolog	kren1239
ELP	Krenak
Krenak is classified as Critically Endangered by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

TheKrenak language, alsoBorum orBotocudo, is the sole surviving language of a small family believed to be part of theMacro-Gê languages. It was once spoken by theBotocudo people inMinas Gerais, but is known primarily by older women today.

/h/ can also have an allophone of a velar [x].

Prenasal allophones [ᵐb, ⁿd, ⁿd͡ʒ, ᵑɡ] are heard as a result of a preceding nasal or nasal vowel before a voiced stop sound.^[2]

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