mongaraíb

Old Tupi

Etymology

Causative of karaíb, from mo- (causative prefix) +‎ karaíb (“holy”).

Verb

mongaraíb (first-person singular active indicative aîmongaraíb, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîmongaraíbi, gerund mongaraípa, noun mongaraíba) (transitive)(Christianity, Late Tupi)

1. to sanctify (to make holy)
2. to sanctify (to free from sin)
3. to baptize; to christen

   Synonyms: 'apiramõ, erok, moîasuk

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mongaraíb (transitive, B-ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Reflexive	îemongaraíb
Deverbals
-ba'e	oîmongaraiba'e／oîmongaraibyba'e
emi-	emimongaraíba／mimongaraíba
-pyr(a)	i mongaraibypyra
-sab(a)	mongaraipaba
-sar(a)	mongaraipara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	aîmongaraíb	ereîmongaraíb	oîmongaraíb	oroîmongaraíb	îaîmongaraíb	peîmongaraíb
Permissive	t'aîmongaraíb	t'ereîmongaraíb	t'oîmongaraíb	t'oroîmongaraíb	t'îaîmongaraíb	ta peîmongaraíb
Imperative		eîmongaraíb				peîmongaraíb
Negative indicative	n'aîmongaraíbi	n'ereîmongaraíbi	n'oîmongaraíbi	n'oroîmongaraíbi	n'îaîmongaraíbi	na peîmongaraíbi
Negative permissive	t'aîmongaraíb umẽ	t'ereîmongaraíb umẽ	t'oîmongaraíb umẽ	t'oroîmongaraíb umẽ	t'îaîmongaraíb umẽ	ta peîmongaraíb umẽ
Negative imperative		eîmongaraíb umẽ				peîmongaraíb umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	mongaraíba
Negative	mongaraibe'yma
Gerund
Affirmative	xe mongaraípa	nde mongaraípa	i mongaraípa	oré mongaraípa	îandé mongaraípa	pe mongaraípa
Negative	xe mongaraibe'yma	nde mongaraibe'yma	i mongaraibe'yma	oré mongaraibe'yma	îandé mongaraibe'yma	pe mongaraibe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe mongaraíbi		i mongaraíbi	oré mongaraíbi	îandé mongaraíbi
Negative	xe mongaraibe'ymi		i mongaraibe'ymi	oré mongaraibe'ymi	îandé mongaraibe'ymi

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “mongaraíb”, 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, pages 305–306