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nheengatu.

Nheengatu

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɲe.ẽ.ɡaˈtu/Brazil[j̃e.ẽ.ɡaˈtu]Brazil/ɲẽ.ɡaˈtu/Brazil[j̃ẽ.ɡaˈtu]Brazil

  1. Nheengatu

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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 nheengatu Borrowed from Nheengatu nheengatú.

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