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Tupi-Guarani is the name of the most important subfamily of the Tupi languages of South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
. It includes 53 languages in 11 groups, as well as the best-known languages of this family, like Guarani
Guaraní language

Guaran? is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tup?-Guaran? subfamily of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay , where it is spoken by 94% of the population....
 and Tupi.

The words carioca
Carioca

Carioca is a Portuguese language adjective or demonym word that refers to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The original word "Kara'i oca" comes from the indigenous Amerindian language of the Tupi people, meaning "White Man's House"....
, capoeira
Capoeira

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that makes a ritual of movements from martial arts, games, and dance. It was brought to Brazil from Angola some time after the 16th century in the regions known as Bahia, Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro ....
, tapioca
Tapioca

Tapioca is a flavorless, colorless, odorless starch extracted from the root of the plant species Manihot esculenta. This species, native to South America, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, bitter-cassava, manioc, "mandioca", "aipim", "macaxeira", "manioca", "boba", "yuca" , "Sabudana" and "kappa"....
, and jaguar
Jaguar

The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a New World Felidae and one of four "big cats" in the Panthera genus, along with the tiger, lion, and leopard of the Old World....
 are of Tupi-Guarani origin.








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Tupi-Guarani is the name of the most important subfamily of the Tupi languages of South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
. It includes 53 languages in 11 groups, as well as the best-known languages of this family, like Guarani
Guaraní language

Guaran? is an indigenous language of South America that belongs to the Tup?-Guaran? subfamily of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of Paraguay , where it is spoken by 94% of the population....
 and Tupi.

The words carioca
Carioca

Carioca is a Portuguese language adjective or demonym word that refers to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The original word "Kara'i oca" comes from the indigenous Amerindian language of the Tupi people, meaning "White Man's House"....
, capoeira
Capoeira

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that makes a ritual of movements from martial arts, games, and dance. It was brought to Brazil from Angola some time after the 16th century in the regions known as Bahia, Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro ....
, tapioca
Tapioca

Tapioca is a flavorless, colorless, odorless starch extracted from the root of the plant species Manihot esculenta. This species, native to South America, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, bitter-cassava, manioc, "mandioca", "aipim", "macaxeira", "manioca", "boba", "yuca" , "Sabudana" and "kappa"....
, and jaguar
Jaguar

The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a New World Felidae and one of four "big cats" in the Panthera genus, along with the tiger, lion, and leopard of the Old World....
 are of Tupi-Guarani origin.

See also

  • Tupi languages
    Tupian languages

    The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Old Tupi and Guarani language....
Category:Tupi-Guarani languages
  • Tupi people
  • Guarani
    Guaraní

    Guaran? are a group of culture related indigenous peoples of South America, distinguished from the related Tupi people by their use of the Guaran? language....


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