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Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/jeʔeŋ

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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 *weʔeŋ.

    Verb

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    *jeʔeŋ[1][2]

    1. to speak

    Descendants

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    • Guarayu: ñe'e
    • Old Tupi: nhe'eng
    • Paraguayan Guaraní: ñe'ẽ

    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 166, line 203
    2. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 409, line 177