Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ʔɨ

This Proto-Tupi-Guarani entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tupi-Guarani

Etymology

    From Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ.

    Noun

    *ʔɨ[1]

    1. water

    Descendants

    • Aurá: ʔɨ
    • Emerillon: ʔɨ
    • Guajá: ʔɨ
    • Guaraní: y
    • Tapirapé: ʔɨ
    • Tembé: ʔɨ
    • Old Tupi: 'y, îy (North Tupi), u (Língua Geral Paulista)
    • Xingú Asuriní: ʔɨ

    References

    1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 403
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