Old Tupi

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Old Tupi was a Tupian language spoken in South and Southeast Brazil. It was once a lingua franca, but suppression of its usage drove it to extinction. It only had four numbers.

Here are the numbers from one to four translated in Old Tupi:

Number Romanisation IPA
1 oîepé /ɔjɛˈpɛ/
2 mokõi /moˈkõj/
3 mosapyr /mɔsaˈpɨɾ/
4 oîoirundyk /ɔjɔiɾũnˈdɨk/
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