Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timbira

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tim-bi-ra
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A dialect continuum of the Northern Jê language group of the Jê languages ̣spoken in Brazil.

noun

Any of various related ethnolinguistic groups of Timbira-speaking Gê peoples native to northern and northeastern Brazil.

Inflected Forms

Timbiras (plural)

Questions

What does timbira mean?: A dialect continuum of the Northern Jê language group of the Jê languages ̣spoken in Brazil.

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