nheengatu

See also: Nheengatu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nhengatu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Tupian *weʔeŋ

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔeŋ

Old Tupi nhe'eng

Proto-Tupian *katˀu

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katu

Old Tupi katu

Old Tupi nhe'engatu

Nheengatu nheengatúbor.

Portuguese nheengatu

Borrowed from Nheengatu nheengatú.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɲe.ẽ.ɡaˈtu/, /ɲẽ.ɡaˈtu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɲjẽ.ɡɐˈtu/, /ɲẽ.ɡɐˈtu/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: nhe‧en‧ga‧tu

Noun

nheengatu m (uncountable)

1. Nheengatu

   Synonym: língua geral

Descendants

• → English: Nheengatu