From Malay pérang (“brown”), possibly from Persian افرنگ (“Frank, any white European”), from Old French franc, thus related to Indonesian Prancis (“French”).
pirang
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *piraŋ.
pirang
Singular | Singular & Plural | Plural | ||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person exclusive | 1st person inclusive | 2nd person | |
Adjectival forms | ||||||
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Active | ||||||
Indicative | xe pirang | nde pirang | i pirang | oré pirang | îandé pirang | pe pirang |
Imperative | ||||||
Permissive | ta xe pirang | ta nde pirang | t'i pirang | t'oré pirang | t'îandé pirang | ta pe pirang |
Negative indicative | na xe pirangi | na nde pirangi | n'i pirangi | n'oré pirangi | n'îandé pirangi | na pe pirangi |
Negative imperative | nde pirang umẽ | pe pirang umẽ | ||||
Negative permissive | ta xe pirang umẽ | ta nde pirang umẽ | t'i pirang umẽ | t'oré pirang umẽ | t'îandé pirang umẽ | ta pe pirang umẽ |
Gerund | ||||||
Affirmative | xe pirangamo | nde pirangamo | o pirangamo | oré pirangamo | îandé pirangamo | pe pirangamo |
Negative | xe pirange'ymamo | nde pirange'ymamo | o pirange'ymamo | oré pirange'ymamo | îandé pirange'ymamo | pe pirange'ymamo |
Nominal forms | ||||||
Infinitive | ||||||
Affirmative | piranga | |||||
Negative | pirange'yma | |||||
Circumstantial | ||||||
Affirmative | xe pirangamo | o pirangamo | oré pirangamo | îandé pirangamo | ||
xe pirangi1 | i pirangi1 | oré pirangi1 | îandé pirangi1 | |||
Negative | xe pirange'ymamo | o pirange'ymamo | oré pirange'ymamo | îandé pirange'ymamo | ||
xe pirange'ymi1 | i pirange'ymi1 | oré pirange'ymi1 | îandé pirange'ymi1 | |||
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Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text) | ||||||
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Nouns | piranga/pyranga | îuba | oby obyeté |
tinga | una | tingaíba, pytanga |
Adjectives | pirang/pyrang | îub | ting | un | tingaíb, pytang |