nhan
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nhan"
Old Tupi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wan, from Proto-Tupian *jan.[1][2]
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní nha.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nhan (first-person singular active indicative anhan, first-person singular negative active indicative nanhani, noun nhana) (intransitive)
- to run (to move quickly)
- Abá onhan.
- The man runs.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of nhan (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
- ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais[2] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC
Further reading edit
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhan”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil[3] (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 333–334