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Northern Tupi–Guarani languages

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Northern Tupi–Guarani
Tupi–Guarani subgroup VIII
Geographic
distribution
Brazil
Linguistic classificationTupian
Language codes
Glottologtupi1281

The Northern Tupi–Guarani languages (also known as Tupi–Guarani VIII) are a subgroup of the Tupi–Guarani language family.[1]

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

Languages

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The Northern Tupi–Guarani languages are:[3]

References

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  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.