ií

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Nheengatu

Ií

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Tupi 'y, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ, from Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iˈi/, (Rio Negro)
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    • Rhymes: -i
    • Hyphenation: i‧í

    Noun

    ií (uncountable)

    1. water
      Aú-putari ií, nhaãsé se isí aikú.
      I want to drink water, because I am thirsty.
      • 2021, Bíblia Baré, Buia Igarapé, Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory: Missão Novas Tribos do Brasil, translation of New Testament, Apukalipisi 12:15:
        Asui kua buya utumuna ii iyuru sui kuaye parana yawe sakakuera kua kunya, uputari parana uyuka arama ae.
        And the serpent spat water out of its mouth as if it were a river.

    Derived terms

    adjectives
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    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “ií”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 315
    • Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2016) Curso de língua geral (nheengatu ou tupi moderno): a língua das origens da civilização amazônica (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Páginas & Letras, →ISBN, page 104
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