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Also known as Tupian languages

language family of South America

Key facts

Geographic distribution
Brazil , Bolivia , Paraguay , Uruguay , North-east Argentina , Southern Colombia , Northern Peru
Linguistic classification
Je-Tupi-Carib ? Tupian
Proto language
Proto-Tupian
Subdivisions
Tupi–Guarani Arikem Awetï Mawé Mondé Mundurukú Puruborá – Ramarama Tuparí Yurúna
Iso 639 2 5
tup
Glottolog
tupi1275

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
language family
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native label
Ñe'engatú
topic's main category
Category:Tupian languages
Commons category
Tupian languages
Wikimedia language code
yrl
number of speakers, writers, or signers
5040000
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Tupi proper and Guarani.

Homeland

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tupian” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.