tupi

Thân thiện

A linguist studies the Tupi language from an old manuscript.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A member of a South American Indigenous people living in Brazil and Paraguay: "Tupi" refers to an individual belonging to a specific group of native peoples historically inhabiting regions of eastern South America.
   • The language spoken by the Tupi people: "Tupi" also denotes the language traditionally used by this Indigenous group, which belongs to the Tupian language family.

Usage Examples

• Noun (referring to a person):

  • The Tupi were skilled fishermen and farmers.
  • He is a descendant of the Tupi.

• Noun (referring to the language):

  • Tupi was once a widely spoken lingua franca in coastal Brazil.
  • Scholars study old texts to understand classical Tupi.

Advanced Usage

• Historical Context: The term "Tupi" often appears in historical, anthropological, and linguistic contexts discussing pre-colonial and colonial-era South America.
  • The Jesuit missionaries learned Tupi to communicate with the local populations.

Variants and Related Words

• Tupian (adj): Pertaining to the Tupi people or the larger language family.

  • The Tupian language family includes several languages of the Amazon basin.

• Tupi-Guarani: Refers to a major subgroup within the Tupian language family, which includes both Tupi and Guarani languages.

  • Guarani, an official language of Paraguay, is part of the Tupi-Guarani branch.

Synonyms

• Indigenous Brazilian (when referring to the people in a general, non-specific sense).
• Amerindian (a broader term for indigenous peoples of the Americas).

Học thuật

Noun

1. the language spoken by the Tupi of Brazil and Paraguay
2. a member of the South American Indian people living in Brazil and Paraguay

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