ereîkobépe

Old Tupi

Old Tupi phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛ.ɾɛj.kɔˈβɛ.pɛ]

Phrase

ereîkobépe

1. how are you (singular)
   • c. 1540, Jehan Lamy, Le langaige du Bresil (overall work in Middle French and Old Tupi), page 53r, line 12:

     HERICOBEBE

     [Ereîkobépe?]

     How are you?

Related terms

• aîkobekatu

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ere-”, 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, page 110, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “ikobé”, 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, page 184, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pe”, 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, page 374, column 2