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Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/nem

 This Proto-Tupi-Guarani entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tupi-Guarani

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Tupian *nem.

    Adjective

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    *nem[1][2]

    1. stinky
    2. rotten
      Synonym: *ujuk

    Descendants

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    • Guarayu: rë
    • Mbyá Guaraní: ne
    • Old Tupi: nem, rem
    • Tenharim: -nem
    • Urubú-Kaapor: inem

    References

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    1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 183, line 416
    2. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 411, line 228
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