îate'i

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Old Tupi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jateʔi.[1]

Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní jate'i.

Noun[edit]

îate'i (unpossessable)

  1. narrow stingless bee (Tetragonisca angustula)

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Brazilian Portuguese: jataí

References[edit]

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais[1] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC