pytang
Old Tupi
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pɨtaŋ.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpytang
Usage notes
edit- pytang didn't refer to a specific color, but to any mixture made by white. Thus, gray, peach, baby blue, pink etc. could all be called pytang.
Declension
edit Declension of pytang (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Singular | Singular & Plural | Plural | ||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person exclusive | 1st person inclusive | 2nd person | |
Adjectival forms | ||||||
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Active | ||||||
Indicative | xe pytang | nde pytang | i pytang | oré pytang | îandé pytang | pe pytang |
Imperative | ||||||
Permissive | ta xe pytang | ta nde pytang | t'i pytang | t'oré pytang | t'îandé pytang | ta pe pytang |
Negative indicative | na xe pytangi | na nde pytangi | n'i pytangi | n'oré pytangi | n'îandé pytangi | na pe pytangi |
Negative imperative | nde pytang umẽ | pe pytang umẽ | ||||
Negative permissive | ta xe pytang umẽ | ta nde pytang umẽ | t'i pytang umẽ | t'oré pytang umẽ | t'îandé pytang umẽ | ta pe pytang umẽ |
Gerund | ||||||
Affirmative | xe pytangamo | nde pytangamo | o pytangamo | oré pytangamo | îandé pytangamo | pe pytangamo |
Negative | xe pytange'ymamo | nde pytange'ymamo | o pytange'ymamo | oré pytange'ymamo | îandé pytange'ymamo | pe pytange'ymamo |
Nominal forms | ||||||
Infinitive | ||||||
Affirmative | pytanga | |||||
Negative | pytange'yma | |||||
Circumstantial | ||||||
Affirmative | xe pytangamo | o pytangamo | oré pytangamo | îandé pytangamo | ||
xe pytangi1 | i pytangi1 | oré pytangi1 | îandé pytangi1 | |||
Negative | xe pytange'ymamo | o pytange'ymamo | oré pytange'ymamo | îandé pytange'ymamo | ||
xe pytange'ymi1 | i pytange'ymi1 | oré pytange'ymi1 | îandé pytange'ymi1 | |||
1North Tupi |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editColours in Old Tupi (layout · text) | ||||||
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Nouns | piranga | îuba | oby obyeté |
morotinga, tinga | una | tingaíba, pytanga/pyxanga |
Adjectives | pirang | îub | moroting, ting | un | tingaíb, pytang/pyxang |
References
editFurther reading
edit- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pytanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: the classical indigenous language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 420, columns 1–2