nhe'engatu

== Old Tupi == === Etymology === From nhe'eng (“to speak”) +‎ katu (“well”). === Verb === nhe'engatu (first-person singular active indicative anhe'engatu, first-person singular negative active indicative n'anhe'engatuî, noun nhe'engatu) (intransitive) (Língua Geral Amazônica) to know a language ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: nheengatú, nheẽgatu, nheengatu, nyenngatú, yẽgatú→ Portuguese: nheengatu, nhengatu→ English: Nheengatu === References === anonymous author (1622), “Falar bem. s. a linguagem”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 133: “Xenheẽgatû”