Old Tupi

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, 'y (water source) +‎ -pe (to, directional, with movement) +‎ a- (first-person-singular personal-number prefix) +‎ (to go), literally I go to the water source.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɨ.pjaˈsɔ]
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: 'y‧pîa‧só

Verb

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'ypîasó (first-person singular active indicative a'ypîasó, first-person singular negative active indicative n'a'ypîasóî, first-person singular gerund gûi'ypîasóbo, noun 'ypîasó) (intransitive)

  1. to go fetch water (from the source)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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