Tupi-Guarani language
Proper noun A family of South American Indian languages spoken by various indigenous peoples across a large area of South America, primarily in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and French Guiana. It is one of the most widespread language families in South America.
The term "Tupi-Guarani language" is used to refer to the language family as a whole. When referring to a specific language within this family, the name of that specific language is used (e.g., Guarani, Tupinambá).
Examples * Linguists study the grammatical structures common to the Tupi-Guarani language family. * The spread of the Tupi-Guarani language family is linked to pre-Columbian migrations. * Old Tupi, a historically important Tupi-Guarani language, was used as a lingua franca in colonial Brazil.
- The Tupi-Guarani family is a major branch of the larger Tupian language stock.
- The term can appear in anthropological and historical contexts discussing cultural and linguistic contact between indigenous groups and European colonizers.
- Tupi-Guarani (noun): Often used interchangeably with "Tupi-Guarani language family."
- Guarani (noun): A specific Tupi-Guarani language, official in Paraguay alongside Spanish.
- Tupian (adjective/noun): Pertaining to the larger Tupian stock, which includes the Tupi-Guarani family and other related families.
- Tupi-Guarani family
- Tupi-Guarani linguistic family
This term refers to a group of related languages, not a single language. It is a classificatory term used in linguistics and ethnology.
- a family of South American Indian languages