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lingua franca
Tupinamba language

língua-geral, lingua franca developed in Brazil under Portuguese influence in the 16th and 17th centuries as a medium of communication between Europeans and Indians and between Indians of different languages. Língua-geral was a modification of the Tupinambá Indian language.