Tu"pi*an (?), a. Designating, or
pert. to, a linguistic stock of South American Indians comprising the
most important Brazilian tribes. Agriculture, pottery, and stone
working were practiced by them at the time of the conquest. The Tupi
and the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock, which
is hence also called Tupi-Guaranian.
Tu"pi*an (?), a. Designating, or
pert. to, a linguistic stock of South American Indians comprising the
most important Brazilian tribes. Agriculture, pottery, and stone
working were practiced by them at the time of the conquest. The Tupi
and the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock, which
is hence also called Tupi-Guaranian.
