English Explanatory Dictionary

Nheengatu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

Word forms

Nheengatu Neengatu Nhengatu Nyengato Nyengatú

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Geral Modern Tupí Waengatu Yeral

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nheengatu terms Tucano
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