Um estudo sobre os sintagmas nominais do Mebêngôkre: contribuições para o ensino de uma lingua Jê

Abstract

The present research aims to analyze the Noun Phrases (SNs) in the Mebêngôkre language, spoken by the people of the same name, also known as Kayapó. In the municipality of São Félix do Xingu, located in the state of Pará, where there are 32 indigenous schools distributed in 32 villages, the Mebêngôkre language was recognized as co-official in 2019.The methodology adopted for the research included the use of sentence translation forms, created by Vieira (2021), for data collection. Additionally, the study was based on linguistic descriptions of the Mebêngôkre language carried out by Silva (2001), Salanova (2001), Costa (2015), Menezes (2018) and Mendonça Junior (2021). Sentences in Portuguese were translated into the Mebêngôkre language with the help of native speakers linked to the Capitão Bepnox Indigenous School.The results obtained highlight the characteristics and properties of Noun Phrases in the Mebêngôkre language. It is expected that this study will contribute significantly to research on the languages of the Jê family and to the appreciation of the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Mebêngôkre people.