Tupi–Guarani | |
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Geographic distribution: |
Brazil, Bolivia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru |
Linguistic classification: |
Tupian
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Subdivisions: | |
Glottolog: | tupi1276 |
Tupi–Guarani (medium pink), other Tupian (violet), and probable range c. 1500 (pink-grey)
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Tupi–Guarani ( pronunciation ) is the name of the most widely distributed subfamily of the Tupian languages of South America. It includes fifty languages, including the best-known languages of the family, Guarani and Old Tupi.
The words petunia, jaguar, tapioca, jacaranda, anhinga, carioca, and capoeira are of Tupi–Guarani origin.
Rodrigues & Cabral (2012) propose eight branches of Tupí–Guaraní:
*Cabral argues that Kokama/Omagua is a mixed language, and so not directly classifiable, though most of its basic vocabulary is Tupi–Guarani.
**Not listed in Rodrigues & Cabral
Karipuna language (Amapá) may be spurious.