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nhe'enge'yma

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From nhe'enga (“word”) +‎ -e'ym (“-less”) +‎ -a.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɲɛˌʔɛ̃.ŋɛˈʔɨ̃.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̃ma
  • Hyphenation: nhe‧'e‧nge‧'y‧ma

Noun

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nhe'enge'yma (unpossessable)

  1. mute (person unable to speak)
    Synonym: nhe'engu

Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: nheengaíma

Noun

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nhe'enge'yma

  1. negative of nhe'enga

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhe'enge'yma”, 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 338, column 1
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