aé
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ae"
Nheengatu edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Tupi a'e, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aʔe (“he”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧é
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Pronoun edit
aé
- (first-class) third-person singular personal pronoun (he, him, she, her, it)
- Aé mira. Aé usasá puranga.
- He is a person. He does well.
- Indé reputari reyuká aé.
- You want to kill him.
Usage notes edit
- As a first-class pronoun, aé is used as the subject (with the exception of second-class verbs, which are sometimes referred to as adjectives) and as the object of a sentence. Unlike other first-class pronouns, aé is not used with the postposition arama.
See also edit
| singular | first-class pronoun | second-class pronoun |
|---|---|---|
| first-person | ixé | se |
| second-person | indé | ne |
| third-person | aé | i |
| plural | first-class pronoun | second-class pronoun |
| first-person | yandé | yané |
| second-person | penhẽ | pe |
| third-person | aintá (or tá) | aintá (or tá) |
References edit
- ÁVILA, Marcel Twardowsky (2021) Proposta de dicionário nheengatu–português, pages 221 and 222
- DA CRUZ, Aline (2011) Fonologia e gramática do nheengatu: a língua geral falada pelos povos baré, warekena e baniwa, Landelijke Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap, →ISBN, page 56
- NAVARRO, Eduardo de Almeida (2016) Curso de língua geral (nheengatu ou tupi moderno): a língua das origens da civilização amazônica, 2nd edition, →ISBN, pages 11 and 103
Old French edit
Noun edit
aé m or f
- Alternative form of eé (“age”)