Tupi-Guarani

American  

[too-pee-gwahr-uh-nee, too-pee-] / tuˈpiˌgwɑr əˈni, ˈtu pi- /

noun

1. a family of Indian languages including Tupi, Guarani, lingua geral, and many others of central South America.

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Tupi-Guarani British  

noun

1. a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Brazil, Paraguay, and certain adjacent regions: possibly distantly related to Quechua

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Other Word Forms

• Tupi-Guaranian adjective

Example Sentences

The thorniest issues were bundled into a "mutirao" pact -- the summit's slogan, drawn from the Tupi-Guarani word for "collective effort."

From Barron's

The Parana - meaning "like the sea" in the Tupi-Guarani language spoken by local indigenous peoples, owing to its vastness - is formed by the convergence of two rivers in Brazil, the Rio Grande and the Paranaiba.

From Reuters

Tembe children attend school and learn about the tribe’s traditions while they grow up speaking Portuguese and their native Tenetehara tongue that is part of the Tupi-Guarani family of languages.

From Seattle Times

Tembe children attend school and learn about the tribe’s traditions while they grow up speaking Portuguese and their native Tenetehara tongue that is part of the Tupi-Guarani family of languages.

From Washington Times

Arawak-speaking people appear to have moved in, jostling shoulders with people who spoke a Tupi-Guarani language.

From Literature