Tupian languages

E256900

The Tupian languages are a major indigenous language family of South America, historically widespread across the Amazon and surrounding regions and including well-known languages such as Guarani and Tupi.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tupian languages canonical 10
Tupian language 1
Tupian language family 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous language family
language family
classificationStatus widely accepted
continent South America
country Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
French Guiana
British Guiana
surface form: Guyana

Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Venezuela
ethnolinguisticGroup Guarani peoples
Tupi peoples
familyColor American
hasDescendant Brazilian Portuguese loanwords
Paraguayan Spanish loanwords
hasSubfamily Arikém languages
Awetí languages
Juruna language
surface form: Juruna languages

Kawahib languages
Mawé languages
Mondé languages
Munduruku language
surface form: Mundurukú languages

Puruborá languages
Ramarama languages
Tuparí language
surface form: Tuparí languages

Tupi–Guaraní
surface form: Tupi–Guarani languages
historicalContactLanguage Portuguese language
Spanish
surface form: Spanish language
historicalExtent Atlantic coast of Brazil
Paraná–Paraguay Basin
surface form: Paraguay River basin

upper Amazon region
includesLanguage Awetí language
Guaraní
surface form: Guarani language

Kayabí language
surface form: Kamayurá language

Kayabí language
Mawé language
Munduruku language
surface form: Mundurukú language

Nheengatu
Old Tupi
Guaraní
surface form: Paraguayan Guaraní

Tapirapé language
Tembe language
Xetá language
notableLanguage Guaraní
surface form: Guarani language

Nheengatu
Old Tupi
region Amazon Basin
central South America
eastern South America
typologicalFeature SOV basic word order (in many languages)
agglutinative morphology
rich verbal morphology
usedAsLinguaFranca Nheengatu
usedAsLinguaFrancaRegion Amazon Basin
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guarani peoples languageFamily Tupian languages
indigenous peoples of the Americas languageFamily Tupian languages
subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Tupi–Guaraní partOf Tupian languages
this entity surface form: Tupian language family
Ava Guaraní subclassOf Tupian languages
this entity surface form: Tupian language
Sirionó people languageFamily Tupian languages
Jopara languageFamilyContext Tupian languages
Mbyá Guarani languageFamily Tupian languages
Ñandeva Guarani languageFamily Tupian languages
Cocama-Cocamilla languageFamily Tupian languages
American Indian languages haveSubgroup Tupian languages
Xingu peoples languageFamily Tupian languages