Tupi-Guarani

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

/ tuˈpiˌgwɑr əˈni, ˈtu pi- /

noun

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

Related formsTu·pi-Gua·ra·ni·an

[too-pee-gwahr-uh-nee-uh n, too-pee-] /tuˈpiˌgwɑr əˈni ən, ˈtu pi-/, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for tupi-guarani

A twofold destruction befell the original Tupi-Guarani people of Brazil.
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence
The conception of natural phenomena among the Tupi-Guarani tribes is no less curious than their theories of creation.
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence

British Dictionary definitions for tupi-guarani

Tupi-Guarani

noun

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

Derived FormsTupi-Guaranian, adjective

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