Tupi–Guarani languages

Tupí–Guaraní
Geographic distribution	Brazil, Bolivia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru
Linguistic classification	Tupian Tupí–Guaraní
Subdivisions	Guaraní Guarayu–Siriono–Jora Tupi Group IV Group V Group VI Kamayurá Group VIII ?Aurá ?Pauserna

Tupí–Guaraní (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, Guaraní and Old Tupí.

Words like jaguar, tapioca, jacaranda, anhinga, carioca, and capoeira are of Tupí–Guaraní origin.

Languages

Rodrigues (1984–1985) proposed eight tentative branches of Tupí–Guaraní:

• Guaraní (Group I)
• Guarayu (Group II): Guarayu, Sirionó (Yuqui), Jorá (Hora)
• Tupí (Group III): Old Tupi (lingua franca dialect Tupí Austral), Tupinambá (dialects Nheengatu, AKA Língua Geral as lingua franca, and Potiguára), Cocama, Tupinikin
• Tenetehara (Group IV): Akwáwa (dialects Asuriní, Suruí do Pará, Parakanã), Avá-Canoeiro, Tapirapé, Tenetehára (dialects Guajajara, Tembé)
• Kayabí (Group V): Xingú Asuriní, Kayabí, possibly Araweté
• Kawahib (Group VI): Apiacá, Kawahíb (numerous varieties), ?Uru-Pa-In
• Kamayurá (Group VII)
• Wayampí (Group VIII, Xingu): Anambé, Amanayé, Emerillon, Guajá, Wayampi, Zo'é, Takunyapé, Turiwára, Urubú–Kaapor

Three extinct languages, Aurá and Karipúna of Brazil and Pauserna of Bolivia, were not considered by Rodrigues.

See also

• Tupí people (Tupinambá)
• Guaraní people
• Urubú–Kaapor Sign Language

External links

• Swadesh lists of Tupi–Guarani basic vocabulary words (from Wiktionary's Swadesh-list appendix)