nhe'eng

== Old Tupi == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɲɛˈʔɛ̃ŋ] Rhymes: -ɛ̃ŋ Hyphenation: nhe‧'eng === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔeŋ. Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani ñe'ẽ. ==== Verb ==== nhe'eng (first-person singular active indicative anhe'eng, first-person singular negative active indicative n'anhe'engi, noun nhe'enga) (intransitive) to speak; to talk [with supé ‘to someone’] to answer; to reply [with supé ‘to someone’] to have an issue, matter [with supé ‘with someone’] Synonym: poepyk to salute; to greet [with supé ‘to someone’] to intercede (to plead on someone else's behalf) [with esé ‘for someone’] to buzz (of animals) to cry ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Nheengatu: nheẽ →? Portuguese: nhenhenhém, nhe-nhe-nhem === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from nhe'enga (“speech”). ==== Adjective ==== nhe'eng (noun form nhe'enga) speaking (having the ability of speech) ===== Declension ===== === References === Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (1998), Método Moderno de Tupi Antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos [Modern method of Old Tupi: the language of Brazil's early centuries]‎[1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, São Paulo: Global Editora, published 2005, →ISBN Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “nhe'eng”, 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 337, column 1 Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “nhe'enga”, 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 337, columns 1–2