Gûenũ
Old Tupi
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editGûenũ
- (now historical) An island located in the Bay of All Saints in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, equivalent to modern-day Ilha dos Frades[1]
- 1622, anonymous author, “Chegar-se indo como o caminhante ao lugar”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 73; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
- Arocacar guenũ.
- [Arokakar Gûenũ.]
- I approached Ilha dos Frades.
Descendants
edit- → Portuguese: Guenum
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