Tupis
- plural of Tupi.
Example Sentences
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Among the Tupis of Brazil we have the same story of the battle of light and darkness.
From Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel by Donnelly, Ignatius
The Tupis, another large tribe, appear either to have extended to the Amazon, or to have been driven there from the south, as their language is now spoken by the tribes on its banks.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Such an one, in the legends of the Tupis, resided on a mountain glittering with gold and silver, near the river Uaupe, his only companion a dog, his only occupation dreaming of the gods.
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
It is still an open question whether the Tupis and Guaranis who inhabit the vast region between the Amazon and the Pampas of Buenos Ayres are affined to them.
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
Tales and stories of the Tupis and other tribes.
From Aboriginal American Authors by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
