Tu·pi-Gua·ra·ni
| \ tü-ˈpē-ˌgwär-ə-ˈnē
, ˈtü-(ˌ)pē- \
, ˈtü-(ˌ)pē- \
variants:
or less commonly Tupí-Guaraní
Definition of Tupi-Guarani
1
: tupi sense 2
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: a branch of the Tupi language family that includes Tupinamba, Guarani, and a number of other languages spoken from French Guiana south to Paraguay and west to eastern Colombia
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Tupi-Guaranian
\
tü-ˈpē-ˌgwär-ə-ˈnē-ən
, ˈtü-(ˌ)pē-
\
adjective or noun
, ˈtü-(ˌ)pē-
\
adjective or noun
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“Tupi-Guarani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tupi-Guarani. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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