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Tupinambá

An extinct language of Brazil

ISO 639-3tpn

Population  Extinct.
Region  Along coast from Rio de Janeiro north to Amazon River.
Alternate names   Brasiliano, Brasilica, Old Tupí, Tupí, Tupí Antigo
Classification  Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup III
Language use  Shifted to Portuguese.
Comments  Modern descendant is Nhengatu [yrl].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DERBYSHIRE, Desmond C., author. 1994. "Clause subordination and nominalization in Tupí-Guaranian and Cariban languages."

LARAIA, Roque de Barros, author. 1971. "A estrutura do parentesco tupí."  Available online

LEMLE, Miriam, author. 1971. "Internal classification of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family."  Available online

RODRIGUES, Aryon D., author. 1990. "You and I=neither you nor I: The personal system of Tupinambá."