Nheengatu
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *weʔeŋ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔeŋ Língua Geral Amazônica nhe'eng Proto-Tupian *katˀu Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katu Língua Geral Amazônica katu Língua Geral Amazônica nhe'engatu Nheengatu nheengatúbor. Portuguese nheengatubor. English Nheengatu Borrowed from Portuguese nheengatu, from Nheengatu nheengatú.