Tupi Language Research Articles

The description of the indigenous languages of Portuguese America by the Jesuits during the colonial period

SummaryThe paper explores three grammars of two indigenous languages of Brazil written in Portuguese during the colonial period: two grammars of the Tupi language composed by José Anchieta (1534–1597) in 1595 and Luís Figueira (1575–1643) in 1621 (2nd ed., 1687), and one grammar of the Kiriri language, written by Luis Vincêncio Mamiani (1652–1730) in 1699. Although most studies agree that these grammars were based on a Latin framework, they usually do not specify which grammar in particular served as a model. It is known, however, that the Latin grammar by Manuel Álvares (1526–1582), first published in 1572, became the main Latin school grammar for Jesuits all over the world. This article tries to give answers to questions such as why did the Jesuits favour this grammar, which grammars were used by them before 1572, how did the Portuguese missionaries in Brazil adapt or copy Álvares’ model, which parts of speech did they particularly use, and which definitions did they select and which elements did they discuss, add or omit?

Hans Staden and the Cultural Politics of Cannibalism

Hans Staden and the Cultural Politics of Cannibalism

La langue générale et la grammatisation des langues indiennes

This article analyses certain aspects of the grammatisation of Brazil's native languages, especially the Tupi language. The historical and discursive constitution of the lingua geral ("general language") is considered with respect to certain of its varieties. Thanks to the study of bilingual dictionaries (Portuguese-Tupi, Tupi-Portuguese), we can examine the appearence, in the 19th century, of both the practice of the archives studying conducted in the Geographic and Historical Institute of Brazil, and the development, in the study of native languages, of two tendencies: nationalist romantism and universalist naturalism.

De onde surgem os modelos? As origens e expansões Tupi na Amazônia Central

Este artigo apresenta subsídios arqueológicos para o debate - revisitado por Franciso Noelli, Eduardo Viveiros de Castro e Greg Urban nas páginas da Revista de Antropologia - sobre a suposta origem das línguas do tronco Tupí na Amazônia central. Apresentamos aqui os resultados preliminares de nossas pesquisas arqueológicas na área de confluência dos rios Negro e Solimões que levantam restrições às premissas arqueológicas desse modelo, primeiramente apresentadas por Donald Lathrap em 1970.

On the geographical origins and dispersions of tupian languages

Where did the Tupian languages originate? How did they come to occupy their historical homelands? Jose Brochado (1984), filling in a major lacuna in Lathrap' s ( 1 970) scheme, has added a distinctive voice to the long-standing debates surrounding these questions. I am grateful to Francisco Noelli for bringing him to my attention. As Noelli indicates, Brochado' s work provides the foundations for dialog and cooperation between linguistics, cultural anthropology, and archaeology. It is in the spirit of cooperation and dialogue that I'll make some friendly criticisms of his research, as well as of the linguistic and cultural work pertinent to the question of Tupian origins. My purpose will be to pinpoint areas for further research that might provide clues for solving the continuing mystery surrounding the Tupl. I'll be concerned primarily with two principal hypotheses put forth by Brochado, the first deriving from Donald Lathrap, the second the novel contribution of Brochado himself:

Proto Hianacoto: Guaque-Carijona-Hianacoto Umaua

Previous articleNext article No AccessProto Hianacoto: Guaque-Carijona-Hianacoto UmauaMarshall Durbin and Haydée SeijasMarshall Durbin Search for more articles by this author and Haydée Seijas Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by International Journal of American Linguistics Volume 39, Number 1Jan., 1973 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/465236 Views: 4Total views on this site Citations: 2Citations are reported from Crossref PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Spike Gildea, Doris Payne, , Is Greenberg's "Macro-Carib" viable?, Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas 2, no.22 (Aug 2007): 19–72.https://doi.org/10.1590/S1981-81222007000200003Willem F. H. Adelaar, Pieter C. Muysken The Languages of the Andes, 42 (Sep 2009).https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511486852