nhe'eng
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Old Tupi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔeŋ (“to speak”), from Proto-Tupian *weʔeŋ (“to speak”).[1]
Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní ñe'ẽ.
Verb[edit]
nhe'eng (first-person singular active indicative anhe'eng, first-person singular negative active indicative nanhe'engi, noun nhe'enga) (intransitive)
- (with supé) to speak, to talk
- Peró supé oronhe'eng.
- We talked to the Portuguese.
- (with supé) to answer
- (with supé) to salute
- (with esé) to intercede
- (about animals) to cry
- to buzz
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of nhe'eng (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Nheengatu: nheẽ
- →? Portuguese: nhenhenhém, nhe-nhe-nhem
Etymology 2[edit]
Back-formation from nhe'enga (“speech”).
Adjective[edit]
nhe'eng
- speaking (having the ability of speech)
Declension[edit]
Declension of nhe'eng (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Singular | Singular & Plural | Plural | ||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person exclusive | 1st person inclusive | 2nd person | |
Adjectival forms | ||||||
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Active | ||||||
Indicative | xe nhe'eng | nde nhe'eng | i nhe'eng | oré nhe'eng | îandé nhe'eng | pe nhe'eng |
Imperative | ||||||
Permissive | ta xe nhe'eng | ta nde nhe'eng | t'i nhe'eng | t'oré nhe'eng | t'îandé nhe'eng | ta pe nhe'eng |
Negative indicative | na xe nhe'engi | na nde nhe'engi | n'i nhe'engi | n'oré nhe'engi | n'îandé nhe'engi | na pe nhe'engi |
Negative imperative | nde nhe'eng umẽ | pe nhe'eng umẽ | ||||
Negative permissive | ta xe nhe'eng umẽ | ta nde nhe'eng umẽ | t'i nhe'eng umẽ | t'oré nhe'eng umẽ | t'îandé nhe'eng umẽ | ta pe nhe'eng umẽ |
Gerund | ||||||
Affirmative | xe nhe'engamo | nde nhe'engamo | o nhe'engamo | oré nhe'engamo | îandé nhe'engamo | pe nhe'engamo |
Negative | xe nhe'enge'ymamo | nde nhe'enge'ymamo | o nhe'enge'ymamo | oré nhe'enge'ymamo | îandé nhe'enge'ymamo | pe nhe'enge'ymamo |
Nominal forms | ||||||
Infinitive | ||||||
Affirmative | nhe'enga | |||||
Negative | nhe'enge'yma | |||||
Circumstantial | ||||||
Affirmative | xe nhe'engamo | o nhe'engamo | oré nhe'engamo | îandé nhe'engamo | ||
xe nhe'engi1 | i nhe'engi1 | oré nhe'engi1 | îandé nhe'engi1 | |||
Negative | xe nhe'enge'ymamo | o nhe'enge'ymamo | oré nhe'enge'ymamo | îandé nhe'enge'ymamo | ||
xe nhe'enge'ymi1 | i nhe'enge'ymi1 | oré nhe'enge'ymi1 | îandé nhe'enge'ymi1 | |||
1North Tupi |
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2005) Método Moderno de Tupi Antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos[1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, São Paulo: Global Editora, →ISBN
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhe'eng”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 337, column 1
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhe'enga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 337
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- Old Tupi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Old Tupi/ɛ̃ŋ
- Rhymes:Old Tupi/ɛ̃ŋ/2 syllables
- Old Tupi terms inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani
- Old Tupi terms derived from Proto-Tupi-Guarani
- Old Tupi terms inherited from Proto-Tupian
- Old Tupi terms derived from Proto-Tupian
- Old Tupi lemmas
- Old Tupi verbs
- Old Tupi intransitive verbs
- Old Tupi terms with usage examples
- Old Tupi back-formations
- Old Tupi adjectives