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Nheengatu.

A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

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  1. A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

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Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *weʔeŋ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔeŋ Old Tupi nhe'eng Proto-Tupian *katˀu Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katu Old Tupi katu Língua Geral Amazônica nhe'engatu Nheengatu nheengatúbor. Portuguese nheengatubor. English Nheengatu Borrowed from Portuguese nheengatu, from Nheengatu nheengatú.

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