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Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/akuti

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This Proto-Tupi-Guarani entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tupi-Guarani

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Tupian *akutˀi.

    Noun

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    *akuti[1][2]

    1. agouti

    Descendants

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    • Guajajára: akuxi
    • Guarayu: akuchi
    • Mbyá Guaraní: akuxi
    • Old Tupi: akuti (see there for further descendants)
    • Paraguayan Guaraní: akuti
    • Tenharim: akuti
    • Urubú-Kaapor: akuxi

    References

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    1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 152, line 25
    2. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 405, line 89