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Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *βeraβ, from Proto-Tupian *pʷˀerap.
Adjective
berab (noun form beraba)
- shiny (reflecting light)
- Coordinate term: endy
Declension
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Verb
berab (first-person singular active indicative aberab, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aberabi, noun beraba) (intransitive)
- to shine (to reflect light)
- to lighten (to flash lightning)
Conjugation
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Descendants
References
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “berab”, 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 81, column 1
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “beraba”, 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 81, column 2