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Question: Brazilians have added words from African slaves & the Tupi Indians to
... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Portuguese language in Brazil - Orbis Latinus [PAR] History of Brazilian Portuguese. ... one of the languages of the Tupi-Guarani 
family spoken by Indians who lived on the Brazilian ... However, Portuguese 
inherited words associated with flora and fauna from indigenous languages. 
Among ... The African influence came primarily from the Iorub spoken by slaves 
from Nigeria. [DOC] [TLE] Guide to Portuguese Word Origins | Pimsleur Approach [PAR] Discover the etymology of Portuguese and how its words have developed ... This 
guide to Portuguese etymology explores the origins of the language, ... There 
were many contributions of the Tupi Indians in what is now Portuguese spoken in 
Brazil. ... coffee and sugar cane, black Africans were brought to Brazil as slaves. [DOC] [TLE] The History of the language in Brazil - UFRN [PAR] Feb 9, 2006 ... In 1757, Tupi was banned by royal decree, although the language had ... a new 
source of contributions with the influx of African slaves. ... From the Angolan 
Quimbundo language came words such as ... promoting a need to break with 
traditional Portuguese models and to adopt the Brazilian speech pattern. [DOC] [TLE] Since Brazil had a lot of slavery, why is the Brazilian Portuguese ... [PAR] I understand the reasoning behind the question: given that many African slaves 
were brought to ... Brazil has been peopled by a vast number of nationalities 
throughout the years, ... which is still spoken in Nigeria), many native Brazilian 
languages (Tupi and ... So Paulos slaves were mostly of indian origin, not 
african. [DOC] [TLE] Luso-Brazilian - Dictionary definition of Luso-Brazilian ... [PAR] Definition of Luso-Brazilian  Our online dictionary has Luso-Brazilian ... were 
colonists and their descendants to adopt Tupi Indian language and customs. 
Importation of African slaves, which began in the sixteenth century, ... During 
colonial times, many words from the Tupi languages came into use alongside 
Portuguese. [DOC] [TLE] Baylor University || Modern Foreign Languages - Portuguese || In ... [PAR] Brazil is the largest country in South America in terms ofboth area and population
. ... Portuguesecolonizers mixed with the native Indians and African slaves (
mostly of ... Italian, Polish and Japanese immigrants added newelements to the 
mixture. ... some Indian words, particularlyfrom Tupi, which was the common 
language... [DOC] [TLE] Afro-Brazilians - Wikipedia [PAR] Afro-Brazilians (Portuguese: afro-brasileiros); Portuguese pronunciation: [afu 
bzile(j)uz] is a term used in the 21st century by some in Brazil to refer to 
Brazilian people with African ancestry. The term does not have widespread use 
in Brazil, where social constructs .... It knows that many White Brazilians have 
African (or Amerindian, or both)... [DOC] [TLE] The Languages spoken in Brazil - StudyCountry.com [PAR] Portuguese, which is the official language of Brazil, is also spoken by over 99 ... 
first language for the vast majority of Brazilians, numerous foreign words have ... 
the languages of the Tupi-Guarani family, once spoken by the Amerindians who 
... the Portuguese language saw new contributions with the influx of African 
slaves. [DOC] [TLE] Brazilian Portuguese - Wikipedia [PAR] Brazilian Portuguese is a set of dialects of the Portuguese language used mostly 
in Brazil. .... Words deriving from the Tupi language are particularly prevalent in 
place .... French has contributed words for foods, furniture, and luxurious fabrics, 
.... widespread in Brazil  reflects an influence from the speech of African slaves. [DOC] [TLE] Culture of Brazil - history, people, traditions, women, beliefs, food ... [PAR] The wood was similar to an East Indian variety called pau brasil, which was then 
... Beginning in the seventeenth century, African slaves were imported to ... to at 
least four major language families: Arawakan, G, Carib, and Tupi-Guarani. .... 
racial categoriesblack and whiteand Brazilians recognize and have words 
for a... [DOC] [TLE] the genesis

Question: Brazilians have added words from African slaves & the Tupi Indians to this language
Answer: Portuguese