Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi a'e, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aʔe (he).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧é
  • Rhymes:

Pronoun

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  1. (first-class) third-person singular personal pronoun (he, him, she, her, it)
    mira. usasá puranga.
    He is a person. He does well.
    Indé reputari reyuká .
    You want to kill him.

Usage notes

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  • As a first-class pronoun, 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, is not used with the postposition arama.

See also

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Nheengatu personal pronouns
singular first-class pronoun second-class pronoun
first-person ixé se
second-person indé ne
third-person i
plural first-class pronoun second-class pronoun
first-person yandé yané
second-person penhẽ pe
third-person aintá (or ) aintá (or )

References

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Old French

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Noun

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 m or f

  1. Alternative form of (age)