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tupian

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Tu⋅pi

  [too-pee, too-pee]
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–noun, plural -pis, (especially collectively) -pi for 1.
1. a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, esp. the Amazon.
2. the language spoken in northern Brazil by the Tupi Indians.
Also, Tu⋅pí.

Related forms:
Tu⋅pi⋅an, adjective
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Tu·pi·an   (tōō'pē-ən, tōō-pē'-)   
n.  

  1. A subdivision of Tupi-Guarani that includes Tupi.

  2. A member of a Tupian-speaking people.

adj.  Of or relating to Tupian or to a Tupian-speaking people.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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