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The Kaingang language (also spelled Kaingáng) is an indigenous language spoken in the South of Brazil belonging to the Gê language family. The Kaingang nation has about 30000 people and about from 60% to 65% speak the language. The majority also speaks Portuguese.The Kaingang and Xokleng were previously considered a single ethnicity which went by a number of names including Amhó Dorin Gualachi Chiqui Ingain Ivitorocái (= Amho) Kamé Kayurukré Tain (= Ingain) Taven.