Several researchers described Timbira languages as Apaniekrá (CASTRO ALVES, 2004, 1999); Apinajé (DAVIS, 1966; OLIVEIRA, 2003); Krahô (SOUZA, 1997, 1990); Krinkati (CASTRO ALVES, 2004; AMADO, 2004); Parkatêjê (NEVES, 2012; FERREIRA, 2003; ARAÚJO, 1989) Pykobjê (SÁ, 1999; AMADO, 2004); amkokamekrá (DAVIS, 1966; POPJES & POPJES, 1986). In addition to the contrastive studies of Alves (1995), Alves & Sá (2000) and Alves (2002), Timbira does not have descriptions to compare and contrast some aspects in the languages of the dialect complex, especially those that are recurrent and productive in these languages, such as the valency changing process. In some
languages, such as Parkatêjê, the phenomenon needs to be more studied, analyzing general questions that allow the research to be described in the other Timbira languages and later to other Jê languages (Panará, Suyá, Kayapó). The purpose of this work is to describe, from the morphosyntactic and semantic point of view, the mechanisms involved in the valency rearrangement processes in Parkatêjê, comparing them to those in other Timbira languages, in order to contribute with descriptive, historical or comparative works in Jê languages and languages in general.
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