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Tupinambá

An extinct language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: tpn

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. 1994. "Clause subordination and nominalization in Tupí-Guaranian and Cariban languages."

Laraia, Roque de Barros. 1971. "A estrutura do parentesco tupí."  

Lemle, Miriam. 1971. "Internal classification of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family."  

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