Tupi–Guarani languages

Subfamily of the Tupian languages, indigenous to South America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tupi–Guarani (//tuːˈpiː ɡwɑˈrɑːni/ /ɡwɑˈɾɑ-//; Tupi-Guarani: [tuˈpi ɡwaɾaˈni]; pronunciation) is the most widely distributed subfamily of the Tupian languages of South America. It consists of about fifty languages, including Guarani and Old Tupi. The most widely spoken in modern times by far is Guarani, which is one of the two official languages of Paraguay.

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Tupi–Guarani
Geographic
distribution
Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru
Linguistic classificationTupian
  • Tupi–Guarani
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologtupi1276
Tupi–Guarani (medium pink), other Tupian (violet), and probable range c. 1500 (pink-grey)
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Classification

Rodrigues & Cabral (2012)

Rodrigues & Cabral (2012) propose eight branches of Tupí–Guaraní:

*Cabral argues that Kokama/Omagua is a mixed language, and so not directly classifiable, though most of its basic vocabulary is Tupi–Guarani.

**Not listed in Rodrigues & Cabral (2012)

Sound changes from Proto-Tupi-Guarani (PTG) defining each of the eight Tupi-Guarani groups as listed by Rodrigues & Cabral (2002):[1]

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GroupPTG final consonantsPTG *tʃPTG *pwPTG *pjPTG *j
1 lost*tʃ > tʃ, ts, s; *ts > h, zero*pw > kw, k*pj > tʃ, ʃ
2 lost*tʃ, *ts merged as ts, s*pw > kw, k*pj preserved
3 preserved*tʃ, *ts merged as ts, s*pw preserved*pj preserved
4 preserved (with some modifications)*tʃ, *ts merged as h*pw > kw*pj > tʃ, ts*j > tʃ, ts, s, z
5 preserved*tʃ, *ts merged as h, zero*pw > ɸ*pj > s*j > dʒ
6 preserved*tʃ, *ts merged as h*pw > kw (Parintintín, Apiaká);
*pw > ɣw, ɣ (Tupí-Kawahíb)
*pj preserved*j preserved
7 preserved*tʃ, *ts merged as h, zero*pw > hw, h*pj > ts*j preserved
8 partially lost*tʃ, *ts merged as h, zero*pw > kw*pj > s*j preserved
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Michael, et al. (2015)

Michael, et al. (2015) propose the following classification for the Tupi–Guarani languages.

O'Hagan et al. (2014,[2][3] 2019) proposes that Proto-Tupi-Guarani was spoken in the region of the lower Tocantins and Xingu Rivers, just to the south of Marajó Island in eastern Pará State, Brazil. Proto-Omagua-Kokama then expanded up the Amazon River, Proto-Tupinambá expanded south along the Atlantic coast, and the Southern branch expanded up along the Tocantins/Araguaia River towards the Paraná River basin.

Jolkesky (2016)

Below is an internal classification of Tupi-Guarani by Jolkesky (2016), which is largely based on Michael, et al. (2015):[4]

( = extinct)

Ferraz and Reichert (2021)

The following is an approximation of the results of a computational phylogenetic study of the Tupí-Guaraní languages by Ferraz and Reichert (2021).[5][6]

  • Tupí-Guaraní
    • Guajá–Tenetehara
      • Guajá; Tembé, Guajajara
    • Guaraní
      • Warazu
      • Xetá
      • Guayaki; Tapiete, Chiriguano
      • Guaraní; Kaiowá, Mbyá
      • Guarayo; Sirionó, Yuki
    • Tupi
      • Tupinambá; Nheengatu, Ka'apor (Urubu-Kaapor)
    • Northern
      • Kamayura; Anambé, Araweté
      • Avá–Wayampí?
        • Avá-Canoeiro
        • Wayampí Jarí; Emerillon, Wayampí
    • Central
      • Asurini Xingu
      • Akwawa–Tapirapé
        • Apiaká; Suruí; Tapirapé; Parakanã, Asurini
      • Kawahib
        • Kayabi
        • Parintintin, Tenharim
        • Amondava, Urueuwauwau

Loukotka (1968)

Below is a list of Tupi–Guarani language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.[7]

Proto-language

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Proto-Tupi–Guarani
Reconstruction ofTupi–Guarani languages
Reconstructed
ancestors
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Schleicher (1998)

The following reconstructions of Proto-Tupi-Guarani are from Schleicher (1998):[8]

More information Proto-Tupi–Guarani reconstructions by Schleicher (1998), no. ...
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Lemle (1971)

The following reconstructions of Proto-Tupi-Guarani are from Lemle (1971):[9]

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