nhe'enga
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Old Tupi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From nhe'eng (“to speak”) + -a.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nhe'enga (possessable)
- word
- speech
- language
- Oré nhe'enga oîkoeeté.
- Our language is very different.
- message
- errand (oral message trusted to a person for delivery)
- opinion; advice; assessment
- answer
- (of animals) cry
- Eresendubype îagûara nhe'enga?
- Did you hear the cry of the jaguar?
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Nheengatu: nheenga
Further reading[edit]
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhe'enga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 337, columns 1–2