îe-

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Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *je-, from Proto-Tupian *we-.[1][2]

Cognate with Guaraní je-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

îe-

  1. forms reflexive verbs
  2. forms the passive voice

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: yu-

References

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. ^ Warý Kamaiurá (2012 March 2) Awetí e Tupí-Guaraní, relações genéticas e contato linguístico (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB