A few words of Portuguese vocabulary come from the Tupi.
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Tupi
/ˈtuːpɪ/
Synonyms for "tupi" (13 found)
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Noun(3 words)
tupi languageaboriginal brazilianclassic tupi
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
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9 entriesSouth AmericanTupi-GuaraniTupi-Guarani languagecultural descriptorethnic group memberethnolinguistic descriptorextinct languagelanguagelinguistic designation
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8 entriesCollocations
10 entriesTupi cultureTupi dialectTupi grammarTupi languageTupi manuscriptsTupi phonologytupi ethnographytupi mythologytupi peopletupian languages
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
John didn't know Tupi is spoken in Brazil.
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Many animals and trees of the Amazonian forest have Tupi names.
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Pindorama, which means "land of parrots" in the Tupi language, was the first name for Brazil.
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