| Tupi–Guarani | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Brazil, Bolivia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru |
| Linguistic classification: | Tupian
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| Subdivisions: |
Guarayu–Siriono–Jora
Tupi
Subgroup IV
Subgroup V
Subgroup VI
Subgroup VIII
?Aurá
?Pauserna
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| Ethnologue code: | 364-16 |
Tupi–Guarani () is the name of the most widely distributed subfamily of the Tupian languages of South America. It includes fifty languages, including the best-known languages of the family, Guarani and Tupi.
Words like jaguar, tapioca, jacaranda, anhinga, carioca, and capoeira are of Tupi–Guarani origin.
Rodrigues (1984–1985) proposed eight tentative branches of Tupi–Guarani:
Two extinct languages, Aurá of Brazil and Pauserna of Bolivia, were not considered by Rodrigues.