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

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲãn/
  • Rhymes: -ãn
  • Hyphenation: nhan

Verb edit

nhan (first-person singular active indicative anhan, first-person singular negative active indicative nanhani, noun nhana) (intransitive)

  1. to run (to move quickly)
    Abá onhan.
    The man runs.

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. ^ 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