nhe'enga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From nhe'eng (“to speak”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɛˈʔɛ̃.ŋa/, [ɲɛˈʔɛ̃.ᵑɡa]
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃ŋa
• Hyphenation: nhe‧'e‧nga

Noun

nhe'enga (possessable)

1. word
2. speech
3. language

   Oré nhe'enga oîkoeeté.

   Our language is very different.

4. message
5. errand (oral message trusted to a person for delivery)
6. opinion; advice; assessment
7. answer
8. (of animals) cry

   Eresendubype îagûara nhe'enga?

   Did you hear the cry of the jaguar?

Derived terms

• nhe'engaba
• nhe'engagûera
• nhe'engaipaba
• nhe'engapaparaíba
• nhe'engasy
• nhe'engaíba
• nhe'enge'yma
• nhe'engerekoaba
• nhe'engerekoara
• nhe'engetá
• nhe'engu
• nhe'engyîara
• nhe'engûera
• nhe'ẽpokarugûara
• nhe'ẽporanga
• nhe'ẽporoîukaíba
• nhe'ẽpyo'u
• nhe'ẽrueru

Descendants

• Nheengatu: nheenga

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (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