Question
Eduardo Navarro announced the successful translation of six letters in this language in 2021. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this language that was the basis for the Lingua Geral and whose grammar was studied by the Jesuit Joseph of Anchieta. Speakers of this language intermarried with European settlers through a process called cunhadismo (“COON-yah-dees-moh”).
ANSWER: Tupi [prompt on Nheengatu]
[10e] The aforementioned six letters in Tupi were written by Filipe Camarão to convince his fellow tribesmen to aid this colonial power against the Dutch. This colonial power ruled Brazil until its independence in the 19th century.
ANSWER: Portugal [or the Portuguese Empire]
[10m] The Spanish and Portuguese referred to these people by an Old Tupi word meaning “warrior.” Brazilian slavers called bandeirantes (“ban-DAY-rahn-tehs”) frequently kidnapped these people from reductions established by the Jesuits.
ANSWER: Guaraní
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