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The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Tupi proper and Guarani. HomelandRodrigues (2007) considers the Proto-Tupian urheimat to be somewhere between the Guaporé and Aripuanã rivers, in the Madeira River basin. Much of this area corresponds to the modern-day state of Rondônia, Brazil.

Ramarama languagesRamarama languagesThe Ramarama languages of Rondônia, Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Karo, or Ramarama, with 150 speakers, and the extinct Urumi.Munduruku languagesThe Mundurukú languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Munduruku and the extinct Kuruáya.Karo language (Brazil)Karo language (Brazil)Karo, also known as Ramarama, is a Tupian language of Brazil. Unusually for the indigenous languages of South America in general and Tupian in particular, Ramarama is a fairly analytic language, with limited affixation and a strict SOV word order. However, the language also displays complex processes of morphophonological alternation, segmental allophony, and interaction between segmental and suprasegmental phonology.Guarani languageGuarani languageGuarani (avañe'ẽ) is a Tupian language belonging to the Tupi–Guarani branch of South America. It is one of the two official languages of Paraguay (along with Spanish), where it is spoken by the majority of the population, and where half of the rural population are monolingual speakers of the language. Guarani is one of the most widely spoken Native American languages and remains commonly used among the Paraguayan people and neighboring communities.Tupi languageTupi languageTupian language of Brazil TupiOld Tupi, Ancient Tupi, Classical Tupi, TupinambáFacsimile of the Art of Grammar of the Most Used Language on the Coast of BrazilRegionCoastline of BrazilEthnicityTupinambá, TupiniquimEra16th-18th centuries; developed into NheengatuLanguage familyTupian Tupi–GuaraniTupiWriting systemLatinLanguage codesISO 639-3tpn – inclusive code TupinambáIndividual codes:tpk – Tupiniquimpog – Potiguaratpw – Tupi (retired)Glottologtupi1273Linguasphere88-AAI-gThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols.Tapirapé languageTapirapé (also known as Apyãwa and Tapi'irape) is a Tupí-Guaraní language of Brazil spoken near the Araguaia River, in the border of the states of Mato Grosso and Tocantins. As of 2020, the language has around 917 speakers, who belong to the Tapirapé ethnic group.Yuruna languagesThe Yuruna languages (or Jurúna languages) of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Jurúna, Maritsauá, and Xipaya.Gavião of JiparanáGavião of JiparanáGaviao of Jiparana (Gavião do Jiparaná), also known as "Digüt" (a chief's name), Ikolen and Gavião do Rondônia, or in the language itself, Ikó̱ló̱éhj, is the language of the Gavião of Rondônia, Brazil. It is a Tupian language of the Monde branch. It is partially intelligible with Suruí. The Zoró dialect spoken by the Zoró people is sometimes considered a separate language.Tupari languagesTupari languagesThe Tuparí languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. Internal classificationThe Tupari languages are: TupariMakurápNuclear Tupari Akuntsu–Mekéns (Sakirabiá, Waratégaya)Tuparí, Kepkiriwát, WayoróNone are spoken by more than a few hundred people.Aruá language (Rondônia)Aruá language (Rondônia)Aruá is a nearly extinct Tupian language of the states of Rondônia and Mato Grosso, in the Amazon region of Brazil. There were 121 Aruá in 2020 and 5 people who speak Aruá as a maternal language.South AmericaSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and most in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern subregion of the Americas.Kawahíva languageKawahíva (Kawahíb, Kagwahib) is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster of Brazil. The Tenharim (self-designation, Pyri 'near, together'), Parintintín, Jiahúi, Amondawa, Karipúna, Uru-eu-wau-wau (self-designation Jupaú), Piripkúra, Júma, and Capivarí all call themselves Kawahíva. Their speech is mutually intelligible, and also similar to other languages or dialects now extinct. The closest Tupí-Guaraní language seems to be Apiaká, formerly spoken in Mato Grosso.Category:Tupian languagesCategory:Tupian languagesRelated word or term.Appendix:Proto-Tupian reconstructionsAppendix:Proto-Tupian reconstructionsRelated word or term.Appendix:Swadesh lists for Tupi–Guarani languagesAppendix:Swadesh lists for Tupi–Guarani languagesRelated word or term.

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