karanderu

Old Tupi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese carneiro (“ram”). A more expected adaptation would be *karaneru. The realization of /n/ as [nd] can be explained by the known Guaraní influence on Língua Geral Paulista, as is quite noticeable in kambarara (in Língua Geral Amazônica, kamarara).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧nde‧ru

Noun

karanderu (?) (Língua Geral Paulista)

1. (hapax legomenon) sheep

Descendants

• →? Portuguese: Carandiru

References

• anonymous author (18th century) “Ovelha”, in Língua geral dos índios das Américas [General Language of the Indians of the Americas]‎^[1] (overall work in Portuguese and Old Tupi), page 5, line 303: “caranderû”