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

Derived Forms

• ˈTupiˌ-Guaraˈnian, adjective

Other Words From

• Tu·pi-Gua·ra·ni·an [too-, pee, -gwahr-, uh, -, nee, -, uh, n, too, -pee-], adjective noun

Example Sentences

The conception of natural phenomena among the Tupi-Guarani tribes is no less curious than their theories of creation.

From Project Gutenberg

A twofold destruction befell the original Tupi-Guarani people of Brazil.

From Project Gutenberg