a'e

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ae"

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aʔe (“he”).

Cognate with Guaraní ha’e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʔɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: a‧'e

Pronoun

a'e (1st class, 3rd person singular and plural, possessive i, reflexive possessive o, dative i xupé)

  1. he, she, it (third person singular)
    Synonyms: ãûa, erika
  2. they (third person plural)
    Synonyms: ãûa, erika
  3. (nonvisible) that; those
    Synonyms: aîpó, akó, akûeîa

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: aé (“he, she, it”), ⇒ aintá (“they”)

Determiner

a'e

  1. (nonvisible) that; those
    Synonyms: aîpó, akó, akûeî

Adverb

a'e

  1. (nonvisible) there; yonder
    Synonyms: a'epe, akoamõ, akûeîpe
  2. then
  3. however
  4. regardless

Particle

a'e

  1. (before a phrase) used to emphasize a question

Usage notes

Used simmilarly to Latin numquid, Japanese ね, and English innit as an emphasis to the thing being asked, usually being ignored when translating to other languages. Since it comes at the beginning of a question, it's always followed by the particle -pe.

See also

Old Tupi demonstratives
Demonstrative Adjectives
Visible Nonvisible
Proximal ã, ang, iã, iang, ikó, kó ã, ang, iã, iang
Medial ebokûé, ebokûeî, eboûing, eboûĩ, ûĩ aîpó
Distal kûé, kûeî a'e, aîpó, akó, akûeî
Demonstrative Pronouns
Visible Nonvisible
Proximal ã, ãa, ãba'e
anga, angyba'e
iã, iãa, iãba'e
ianga, iangyba'e
ikó, ikoa, ikoba'e
kó, koa, koba'e 		ã, ãa, ãba'e
anga, angyba'e
iã, iãa, iãba'e
ianga, iangyba'e
Medial ebokûé, ebokûea, ebokûeba'e
ebokûeîa, ebokûeîba'e
eboûinga, eboûingyba'e
eboûĩ, eboûĩa, eboûĩba'e
ûĩ, uĩa, uĩba'e 		aîpó, aîpoa, aîpoba'e
Distal kûé, kûea, kûeba'e
kûeîa, kûeîba'e 		a'e, a'ea, a'eba'e
aîpó, aîpoa, aîpoba'e
akó, akoa, akoba'e
akûeîa, akûeîba'e

References

  1. ^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Capítulo III - Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos”, in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC, page 158

Further reading

Scots

Numeral

a'e

  1. Alternative form of ae

References

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