mbo-

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Guaraní

Alternative forms

  • mo- (for nasal words)

Prefix

mbo-

  1. Used to form causative of verbs.
    mbohéra
    to name, to give a name to

Usage notes

This prefix is used when the following verb is oral (as opposed to nasal). If this verb were nasal, the suffix mo- would be used instead.

Mbyá Guaraní

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • mo- (before nasals)

Prefix

mbo-

  1. Forms causative verbs from verbs
  2. Forms factitive verbs from nouns and adjectives
Derived terms
Mbyá Guaraní terms prefixed with mbo-

Etymology 2

Prefix

mbo-

  1. Alternative form of poro-

References

  • Robert A. Dooley (2016 August) “mbo-”, in Léxico guarani, dialeto mbyá: guarani-português (overall work in Portuguese), Anápolis: SIL Brasil, page 110
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