Tenetehara languages explained

Tenetehara
Also Known As:	Tupi–Guarani subgroup IV
Region:	Brazil
Familycolor:	American
Fam1:	Tupian
Fam2:	Tupi–Guarani
Glotto:	tupi1279
Glottorefname:	Tupi–Guarani Subgroup IV

The Tenetehára or Teneteharan languages (also known as Tupi–Guarani IV) are a subgroup of the Tupi–Guarani language family.^[1]

Along with Timbira and the Northern Tupi–Guarani languages, the Tenetehara languages form part of the lower Tocantins-Mearim linguistic area.^[2]

Languages

The Tenetehara languages are:^[3]

• Akwáwa (dialects: Asuriní, Suruí do Pará, Parakanã)
• Avá-Canoeiro
• Tapirapé
• Tenetehára (dialects: Guajajara, Tembé)
• Turiwára

Notes and References

1. Dietrich, Wolf. O tronco tupi e as suas famílias de línguas. Classificação e esboço tipológico. In: NOLL, Volker. O Português e o Tupi no Brasil. São Paulo: Editora Contexto, 2010.
2. Cabral, Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara; Beatriz Carreta Corrêa da Silva; Maria Risolta Silva Julião; Marina Maria Silva Magalhães. 2007. Linguistic diffusion in the Tocantins-Mearim area. In: Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral; Aryon Dall’Igna Rodrigues (ed.), Línguas e culturas Tupi, p. 357–374. Campinas: Curt Nimuendaju; Brasília: LALI.
3. Rodrigues, Aryon Dall'Igna, and Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral (2012). "Tupían". In Campbell, Lyle, and Verónica Grondona (eds). The indigenous languages of South America: a comprehensive guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.