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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesトゥピ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tupi
"トゥピ族はブラジルの先住民族です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of an indigenous South American people formerly inhabiting the eastern coast of Brazil.
"The Tupi culture played a foundational role in the early history and linguistic development of colonial Brazil." - 2
The language family of the Tupi people, which heavily influenced Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary.
"Many place names and botanical terms in Brazil originate from Tupi."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the indigenous Tupi-Guarani language family of South America, popularized in Portuguese through early colonial contact in Brazil. The term historically refers to the indigenous peoples inhabiting the coastal regions of Brazil as well as their widely spoken lingua franca.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tupi" is said worldwide
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Tupi
Transliteration: tupi
"Le tupi est une importante famille de langues indigènes en Amérique du Sud."
Tupi
Transliteration: tupi
"Die Tupi sind ein indigenes Volk in Brasilien."
Tupi
Transliteration: tupi
"Il tupi è una lingua indigena del Brasile."
Tupí
Transliteration: tupi
"Los tupíes habitaban gran parte de la costa brasileña."
Tupi
Transliteration: tuˈpi
"O tupi influenciou fortemente o português falado no Brasil."
तुपी
Transliteration: tupi
"तुपी दक्षिण अमेरिका की एक स्वदेशी भाषा है।"
图皮
Transliteration: túpí
"图皮人是巴西的土著民族。"
투피
Transliteration: tupi
"투피어는 브라질의 원주민 언어입니다."
トゥピ
Transliteration: tupi
"トゥピ族はブラジルの先住民族です。"
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