Tupinamba language

The Tupinambá language was part of the Tupian language family, spoken by Indigenous peoples along Brazil's coast. This language is now extinct. The Tupian language family is one of seven subgroups of South American Indian languages, with many of its approximately 50 languages also extinct.12

The Tupinambá people lived in large villages and practiced farming, supplemented by fishing. Their culture was characterized by warfare and alleged cannibalism, though their social relations were generally gentle and cooperative. The Tupian languages, particularly Tupí-Guaraní, have contributed many terms for New World flora and fauna to Portuguese and other European languages. Guaraní, another language in this family, remains a significant language in Paraguay.3415