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Tupi–Guarani languages

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Linguistic classification
  
TupianTupi–Guarani

Glottolog
  
tupi1276

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Geographicdistribution
  
Brazil, Bolivia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru

Subdivisions
  
GuaraniGuarayuTupiTeneteharanKawahibKamayuráXinguNorthern

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.

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The words petunia, jaguar, tapioca, jacaranda, anhinga, carioca, and capoeira are of Tupi–Guarani origin.

Languages

Rodrigues & Cabral (2012) propose eight branches of Tupí–Guaraní:

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  • Guaraní (Group I)
  • Guarayu (Group II): Guarayu, Pauserna,** Sirionó (dialects Yuqui, Jorá**)
  • Tupí (Group III): Old Tupi (lingua franca dialect Tupí Austral), Tupinambá (dialects Nheengatu, AKA Língua Geral as lingua franca, and Potiguára), Cocama–Omagua*, Tupinikin**
  • Tenetehara (Group IV): Akwáwa (dialects Asuriní, Suruí do Pará, Parakanã), Avá-Canoeiro, Tapirapé, Tenetehára (dialects Guajajara, Tembé), Turiwára
  • Kawahib (Group VI): Apiacá, Kawahíb (numerous varieties; incl. Piripkúra, Diagói?), Kayabí, Karipúna, ?Uru-Pa-In
  • Kamayurá (Group VII)
  • Xingu (Group VIIIa): Anambé (of Cairarí), Amanayé, Xingú Asuriní, Araweté, Aurá, Ararandewara
  • Northern (Group VIIIb): Anambé of Ehrenreich, Emerillon, Guajá, Wayampi, Zo'é, Takunyapé, Urubú–Kaapor, Wayampipukú

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    *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.

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    References

    Tupi–Guarani languages Wikipedia
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