Tupi-Guarani

[too-pee-gwahr-uh-nee, too-pee-]

noun

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

Tupi-Guarani

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Tupi-Guaranian adjective

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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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.

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They speak a language in the Tupi-Guarani group, one of the most important Indian language families in South America but one not common in Bolivia.

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He says he is a typical Brazilian and his name means "boy" in Tupi-Guarani indigenous language.

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