moroting
Old Tupi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *morotiŋ. By surface analysis, moro- + ting.
Cognate with Paraguayan Guaraní morotĩ.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
moroting
- white
- Synonym: ting
- 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, translated by Armando Cardoso, Doutrina Cristã: Catecismo Brasílico, volume 1, São Paulo: Edições Loyola, published 1992, →ISBN, page 204:
- […] I morotĩngatu nde 'anga […]
- Your soul is too white.
Declension edit
Declension of moroting (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
| Singular | Singular & Plural | Plural | ||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person exclusive | 1st person inclusive | 2nd person | |
| Adjectival forms | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | ||||||
| Indicative | xe moroting | nde moroting | i moroting | oré moroting | îandé moroting | pe moroting |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Permissive | ta xe moroting | ta nde moroting | t'i moroting | t'oré moroting | t'îandé moroting | ta pe moroting |
| Negative indicative | na xe morotingi | na nde morotingi | n'i morotingi | n'oré morotingi | n'îandé morotingi | na pe morotingi |
| Negative imperative | nde moroting umẽ | pe moroting umẽ | ||||
| Negative permissive | ta xe moroting umẽ | ta nde moroting umẽ | t'i moroting umẽ | t'oré moroting umẽ | t'îandé moroting umẽ | ta pe moroting umẽ |
| Gerund | ||||||
| Affirmative | xe morotingamo | nde morotingamo | o morotingamo | oré morotingamo | îandé morotingamo | pe morotingamo |
| Negative | xe morotinge'ymamo | nde morotinge'ymamo | o morotinge'ymamo | oré morotinge'ymamo | îandé morotinge'ymamo | pe morotinge'ymamo |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Affirmative | morotinga | |||||
| Negative | morotinge'yma | |||||
| Circumstantial | ||||||
| Affirmative | xe morotingamo | o morotingamo | oré morotingamo | îandé morotingamo | ||
| xe morotingi1 | i morotingi1 | oré morotingi1 | îandé morotingi1 | |||
| Negative | xe morotinge'ymamo | o morotinge'ymamo | oré morotinge'ymamo | îandé morotinge'ymamo | ||
| xe morotinge'ymi1 | i morotinge'ymi1 | oré morotinge'ymi1 | îandé morotinge'ymi1 | |||
| 1North Tupi | ||||||
Derived terms edit
See also edit
| Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouns | piranga／pyranga | îuba | oby obyeté |
tinga | una | tingaíba, pytanga |
| Adjectives | pirang／pyrang | îub | ting | un | tingaíb, pytang | |
References edit
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “moroting”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 313, columns 1–2