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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jakare.[1]
Cognate with Guaraní jakare, Tembé zakare and Tocantins Asurini and Xingú Asuriní sakare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Rhymes: -ɛ
- Hyphenation: îa‧ka‧ré
Noun
îakaré (unpossessable)
- caiman (any crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae)
Îakaré 'y suí osem.- The alligator got out of the river.
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Descendants
References
- ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 164, line 3
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