How was Anchieta involved with the Old Tupi language?
He provided the first orthography for it
He spoke it fluently
He translated the Bible into it
He documented its grammar and vocabulary
Answer
Anchieta was the first to provide a written form of Old Tupi. He created an orthography, or writing system, for the language that was based on the Portuguese alphabet. This allowed for the first written records of the language to be created.
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