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tupi

Who acts: Tupi, Indigenous peoples, Europeans, word, Many Brazilian place names, Toucan · What happens: be, live, arrive, come, grow, use · To what, where: Indigenous peoples, Atlantic coast, family, English, Tupi language, villages

«tupi» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: tupi in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

The Tupi are Indigenous peoples of Brazil, who lived along the Atlantic coast when Europeans arrived.

The tree, 16 words
detnsubjcopamodcasenmodpunctnsubjparataxiscasedetcompoundobladvmodnsubjadvclpunctrootTheDETTupiPROPNareAUXIndigenousADJpeoplesNOUNofADPBrazilPROPN,PUNCTwhoPRONlivedVERBalongADPtheDETAtlanticPROPNcoastNOUNwhenADVEuropeansPROPNarrivedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Tupidet
2TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing5 peoplesnsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 peoplescop
4IndigenousindigenousADJDegree=Pos5 peoplesamod
5peoplespeopleNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
6ofofADP_7 Brazilcase
7BrazilBrazilPROPNNumber=Sing5 peoplesnmod
8,,PUNCT_10 livedpunct
9whowhoPRONPronType=Rel10 livednsubj
10livedliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 peoplesparataxis
11alongalongADP_14 coastcase
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art14 coastdet
13AtlanticAtlanticPROPNNumber=Sing14 coastcompound
14coastcoastNOUNNumber=Sing10 livedobl
15whenwhenADVPronType=Int17 arrivedadvmod
16EuropeansEuropeanPROPNNumber=Plur17 arrivednsubj
17arrivedarriveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin10 livedadvcl
18..PUNCT_5 peoplespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe TupiIndigenous peoplesof Braziltree rules
2livepastIndigenous peoplesthe Atlantic coastvn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along coast=Location
3arrivepastEuropeansvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Tupi is also their family of languages; many words, like jaguar, piranha, toucan and tapioca, came into English from Tupi through Portuguese.

The tree, 22 words
nsubjcopadvmodnmod:posscasenmodpunctamodconjpunctcaseappospunctconjpunctconjccconjpunctconjcaseoblcaseoblcasenmodpunctrootTupiPROPNisAUXalsoADVtheirPRONfamilyNOUNofADPlanguagesNOUN;PUNCTmanyADJwordsNOUN,PUNCTlikeADPjaguarNOUN,PUNCTpiranhaNOUN,PUNCTtoucanNOUNandCCONJtapiocaNOUN,PUNCTcameVERBintoADPEnglishPROPNfromADPTupiPROPNthroughADPPortuguesePROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing5 familynsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 familycop
3alsoalsoADV_5 familyadvmod
4theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 familynmod:poss
5familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_7 languagescase
7languageslanguageNOUNNumber=Plur5 familynmod
8;;PUNCT_10 wordspunct
9manymanyADJDegree=Pos10 wordsamod
10wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur5 familyconj
11,,PUNCT_13 jaguarpunct
12likelikeADP_13 jaguarcase
13jaguarjaguarNOUNNumber=Sing10 wordsappos
14,,PUNCT_15 piranhapunct
15piranhapiranhaNOUNNumber=Sing13 jaguarconj
16,,PUNCT_17 toucanpunct
17toucantoucanNOUNNumber=Sing13 jaguarconj
18andandCCONJ_19 tapiocacc
19tapiocatapiocaNOUNNumber=Sing17 toucanconj
20,,PUNCT_21 camepunct
21camecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 familyconj
22intointoADP_23 Englishcase
23EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing21 cameobl
24fromfromADP_25 Tupicase
25TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing21 cameobl
26throughthroughADP_27 Portuguesecase
27PortuguesePortuguesePROPNNumber=Sing25 Tupinmod
28..PUNCT_5 familypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentTupitheir family and many wordsof languagestree rules
2comepastTupi not said hereEnglishfrom Tupi through Portuguesevn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme into english=Initial_Location from tupi=Destination

Example 1

The word «jaguar» comes from the Tupi language.

detnsubjpunctappospunctcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootTheDETwordNOUN«PUNCTjaguarNOUN»PUNCTcomesVERBfromADPtheDETTupiPROPNlanguageNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 worddet
2wordwordNOUNNumber=Sing6 comesnsubj
3««PUNCT_4 jaguarpunct
4jaguarjaguarNOUNNumber=Sing2 wordappos
5»»PUNCT_4 jaguarpunct
6comescomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7fromfromADP_10 languagecase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 languagedet
9TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing10 languagecompound
10languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Sing6 comesobl
11..PUNCT_6 comespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepresentthe wordthe Tupi languagevn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from language=Initial_Location

Example 2

The Tupi lived in villages along the coast of Brazil.

detnsubjcaseoblcasedetoblcasenmodpunctrootTheDETTupiPROPNlivedVERBinADPvillagesNOUNalongADPtheDETcoastNOUNofADPBrazilPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Tupidet
2TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing3 livednsubj
3livedliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ininADP_5 villagescase
5villagesvillageNOUNNumber=Plur3 livedobl
6alongalongADP_8 coastcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 coastdet
8coastcoastNOUNNumber=Sing3 livedobl
9ofofADP_10 Brazilcase
10BrazilBrazilPROPNNumber=Sing8 coastnmod
11..PUNCT_3 livedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1livepastthe Tupivillagesalong the coast of Brazilvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in village=Location

Example 3

Many Brazilian place names are Tupi words.

amodamodcompoundnsubjcopcompoundpunctrootManyADJBrazilianADJplaceNOUNnamesNOUNareAUXTupiPROPNwordsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ManymanyADJDegree=Pos4 namesamod
2BrazilianBrazilianADJDegree=Pos4 namesamod
3placeplaceNOUNNumber=Sing4 namescompound
4namesnameNOUNNumber=Plur7 wordsnsubj
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 wordscop
6TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing7 wordscompound
7wordswordNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 wordspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentMany Brazilian place namesTupi wordstree rules

Example 4

«Toucan» came into English from Tupi through Portuguese.

punctnsubjpunctcaseoblcaseoblcaseoblpunctroot«PUNCTToucanNOUN»PUNCTcameVERBintoADPEnglishPROPNfromADPTupiPROPNthroughADPPortuguesePROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Toucanpunct
2ToucantoucanNOUNNumber=Sing4 camensubj
3»»PUNCT_2 Toucanpunct
4camecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5intointoADP_6 Englishcase
6EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing4 cameobl
7fromfromADP_8 Tupicase
8TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing4 cameobl
9throughthroughADP_10 Portuguesecase
10PortuguesePortuguesePROPNNumber=Sing4 cameobl
11..PUNCT_4 camepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepastToucanEnglishfrom Tupi; through Portuguesevn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme into english=Initial_Location from tupi=Destination

Example 5

Tupi people grew cassava for food.

compoundnsubjobjcaseoblpunctrootTupiPROPNpeopleNOUNgrewVERBcassavaNOUNforADPfoodNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing2 peoplecompound
2peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur3 grewnsubj
3grewgrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4cassavacassavaNOUNNumber=Sing3 grewobj
5forforADP_6 foodcase
6foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing3 grewobl
7..PUNCT_3 grewpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1growpastTupi peoplecassavafor foodvn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent cassava=Product for food=Beneficiary

Example 6

Some Tupi words are still used in Brazilian Portuguese.

detcompoundnsubj:passaux:passadvmodcaseamodobl:agentpunctrootSomeDETTupiPROPNwordsNOUNareAUXstillADVusedVERBinADPBrazilianADJPortuguesePROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SomesomeDETPronType=Ind3 wordsdet
2TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing3 wordscompound
3wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur6 usednsubj:pass
4arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 usedaux:pass
5stillstillADV_6 usedadvmod
6useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7ininADP_9 Portuguesecase
8BrazilianBrazilianADJDegree=Pos9 Portugueseamod
9PortuguesePortuguesePROPNNumber=Sing6 usedobl:agent
10..PUNCT_6 usedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepresent · passiveBrazilian Portuguesesome Tupi wordsstillvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient

Example 7

Vambagen, the Brazilian historian (now Visconde de Rio Branco), tried to prove a relationship between the ancient Egyptians, or other Turanian stock, and the Tupi Indians.

The tree, 26 words
nsubjpunctdetamodappospunctadvmodapposflatflatflatpunctpunctmarkxcompdetobjcasedetamodnmodpunctccamodamodconjpunctccdetcompoundoblpunctrootVambagenPROPN,PUNCTtheDETBrazilianADJhistorianNOUN(PUNCTnowADVViscondePROPNdePROPNRioPROPNBrancoPROPN)PUNCT,PUNCTtriedVERBtoPARTproveVERBaDETrelationshipNOUNbetweenADPtheDETancientADJEgyptiansPROPN,PUNCTorCCONJotherADJTuranianADJstockNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJtheDETTupiPROPNIndiansPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1VambagenVambagenPROPNNumber=Sing14 triednsubj
2,,PUNCT_5 historianpunct
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 historiandet
4BrazilianBrazilianADJDegree=Pos5 historianamod
5historianhistorianNOUNNumber=Sing1 Vambagenappos
6((PUNCT_8 Viscondepunct
7nownowADVPronType=Dem8 Viscondeadvmod
8ViscondeViscondePROPNNumber=Sing5 historianappos
9dedePROPNNumber=Sing8 Viscondeflat
10RioRioPROPNNumber=Sing8 Viscondeflat
11BrancoBrancoPROPNNumber=Sing8 Viscondeflat
12))PUNCT_8 Viscondepunct
13,,PUNCT_1 Vambagenpunct
14triedtryVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
15totoPART_16 provemark
16proveproveVERBVerbForm=Inf14 triedxcomp
17aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art18 relationshipdet
18relationshiprelationshipNOUNNumber=Sing16 proveobj
19betweenbetweenADP_22 Egyptianscase
20thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art22 Egyptiansdet
21ancientancientADJDegree=Pos22 Egyptiansamod
22EgyptiansEgyptianPROPNNumber=Plur18 relationshipnmod
23,,PUNCT_27 stockpunct
24ororCCONJ_27 stockcc
25otherotherADJDegree=Pos27 stockamod
26TuranianturanianADJDegree=Pos27 stockamod
27stockstockNOUNNumber=Sing18 relationshipconj
28,,PUNCT_32 Indianspunct
29andandCCONJ_32 Indianscc
30thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art32 Indiansdet
31TupiTupiPROPNNumber=Sing32 Indianscompound
32IndiansIndianPROPNNumber=Plur14 triedobl
33..PUNCT_14 triedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1trypastVambagenthe Tupi Indiansvn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2prove not said to happento-infinitiveVambagen not said herea relationship or other Turanian stockbetween the ancient Egyptiansvn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relationship=Theme

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