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The Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) is the sign language used by deaf people in Brazilian urban centers [29] and legally recognized as a means of communication and expression. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] It is derived both from an autochthonous sign language, which is native to the region or territory in which it lives, and from French sign language ...
The native languages also contributed the names of most of the plants and animals found in Brazil (and most of these are the official names of the animals in other Portuguese-speaking countries as well), including arara ("macaw"), jacaré ("South American caiman"), tucano ("toucan"), mandioca ("cassava"), abacaxi ("pineapple"), and many more.
Today, its sole living descendant is the Nheengatu language. As the most important native language of Brazil, it is the origin of most city names of indigenous origin (Pindamonhangaba, Ubatuba, Botucatu, Jacareí). It also names several plants and animals, and many proper names are tupi names, such as Moacir, Iara, Iracema and Jandaia.
On 13 November 2012, the national Indigenous people association from Brazil, APIB, submitted a human rights document to the United Nations, detailing complaints about proposed laws in Brazil that would further undermine their rights if approved. [6] Many terms from Native languages have been incorporated into official Brazilian Portuguese. For ...
This is a list of the Brazil's Indigenous or Native peoples. This is a sortable listing of peoples, associated languages, Indigenous locations, and population estimates with dates. A particular group listing may include more than one area because the group is distributed in more than one area.
The large offshore Tupi oil field discovered off the coast of Brazil in 2006 was named in honor of the Tupi people. The Guaraní are a different native group that inhabits southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina and speaks the distinct Guaraní languages, but these are in the same language family as Tupi.
Linguist, activist and social critic Noam Chomsky is hospitalized in his wife's native country of Brazil recovering from a massive stroke he had a year ago, she confirmed Tuesday. Valeria Chomsky ...
Sign languages of Brazil (3 P) T. Tucanoan languages (26 P) Tupian languages (5 C, 38 P) X. Languages of Xingu Indigenous Park (11 P) Xukuruan languages (2 P)