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Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ini

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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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    Inherited from Proto-Tupian *ẽri.

    Cognate with Awetí inĩ and Sateré-Mawé ĩni.

    Noun

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    *ini[1]

    1. hammock
      Synonym: *upaꞵ

    Descendants

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    • Guarayu: ini
    • Kamayurá: ini
    • Old Tupi: inĩ

    References

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    1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 407, line 125