Tupi-Guarani language

Definitions of Tupi-Guarani language
  1. noun
    a family of South American Indian languages
    synonyms: Tupi-Guarani
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    types:
    Guarani
    the language spoken by the Guarani of Paraguay and Bolivia
    Tupi
    the language spoken by the Tupi of Brazil and Paraguay
    type of:
    American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language
    a dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
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