mamõ suípe ereîur

Old Tupi

Old Tupi phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mãˈmɔ̃ suˈi.pɛ ɛ.ɾɛˈjuɾ]

Phrase

mamõ suípe ereîur

1. where do you come from
   • 1864, Yves d'Évreux, “De la consanguinité, qui est parmy ces Sauuages” (chapter 23), in Voyage dans le Nord du Brésil fait durant les années 1613 et 1614 par le Père Yves d'Évreux‎^[1], page 96:

     Mamõ suíp'ereîu?

     [original: Mamo souï pereiou?]

     Where do you come from?

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “mamõ”, 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 255, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “suí”, 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 447, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pe”, 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 374, column 2
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ere-”, 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 110, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îur”, 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 199, column 1