gûariba

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Old Tupi[edit]

gûariba (Alouatta guariba)

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wariβ.[1]

Cognate with Guaraní guaryva.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈɾi.βa/, [ɡʷaˈɾi.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iβa
  • Hyphenation: gûa‧ri‧ba

Noun[edit]

gûariba (unpossessable)

  1. howler monkey (any monkey in the genus Alouatta)

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: wariwa
  • Portuguese: guariba, guariva

References[edit]

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 152

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