îanondé

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• nhanondé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [j̃ã.nɔ̃ˈndɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: îa‧no‧ndé

Postposition

îanondé

1. before (time)
   • 1618, Antônio de Araújo, “Do Sanctiſsimo nome de IESV, & inuocação dos Sanctos” (chapter 4), in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], 1 edition, Livro Primeiro da Doctrina Christam (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 24v:

     M. Marâ ey pe ace o quê ya nõ dê, Tûpã mong-etabo?
     D. Xeiàr IESV Chriſto, nde rera pupè Anhenong, gui quê potâ, aê taxerobaçab, Ae taxerarõ, aêabê taxepi cîrõ, Ae abê taxererâço ogoripape; ey.

     [M. Marã e'ipe asé o ké îanondé, Tupã mongetábo?
     D. "Xe îar Jesus Cristo, nde rera pupé anhenong, gûikepotá. A'e ta xe robasab, a'e ta xe rarõ, a'e abé ta xe pysyrõ, a'e abé ta xe rerasó og orypápe", e'i.]

     M. What do people say before going to sleep, praying?
     D. They say: "My lord Jesus Christ, in your name I guard myself, wanting to sleep. May it bless me, may it guard me, may it also save me, may it also take me to paradise".

2. better (comparison)

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îanondé”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 159, column 1