Tupi languages explained

Tupi
Also Known As:	Tupi–Guarani subgroup III
Region:	South America
Familycolor:	American
Fam1:	Tupian
Fam2:	Tupi–Guarani
Glotto:	tupi1287
Glottorefname:	Tupi–Guarani Subgroup III

The Tupí or Tupinambá languages (also known as Tupi–Guarani III) are a subgroup of the Tupi–Guarani language family.^[1]

Languages

The Tupi languages are:^[2]

• Old Tupi (lingua franca dialect Tupí Austral)
• Tupinambá (dialects: Nheengatu Língua Geral as lingua franca, and Potiguára)
• Cocama–Omagua
• Tupinikin

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. 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.