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Tupian

South American Language Families

Tupian is one of the largest indigenous language families of South America, with its languages historically spoken across a wide swath of Brazil and parts of Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. Its best known branch is Tupi-Guarani, whose member Guarani remains an official language of Paraguay and is spoken by several million people.

Facts
Region
South America; Rodrigues (2007) situates the Proto-Tupian homeland in the Madeira River basin (modern Rondonia, Brazil) 1
Proto-Language Status
Rodrigues (2007) reconstructs a Proto-Tupian language dating to around 3,000 BC, with a probable homeland between the Guapore and Aripuana rivers in the Madeira River basin. 1
Partially Attested
Speaker Count
7,000,000 1
Confirmed: Guarani, one of about 70 Tupian languages, has seven million speakers. Open: the family total across all Tupian languages is not summed in this source.
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Tupian
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Guarani, Languages
Source Wikipedia: Guarani Language
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South America

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Source Wikipedia: Tupian LanguagesLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Tupi proper and Guarani.
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1. Wikipedia: Tupian Languages
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  • Lead section, first paragraph
    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 section
    Rodrigues believes the Proto-Tupian language dates back to around 3,000 BC.
  • Wikipedia, Tupian languages, section History members and classification, Guarani speaker count
    Today, Guarani has seven million speakers, and is one of the official languages of Paraguay.
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Wikipedia: Guarani Language
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Guarani, Infobox, Language family
Quote, Includes: Guarani, Infobox, Language family
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