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Reconstruction:Proto-Tupi-Guarani/ʔɨ

Proto-Tupi-Guarani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ (“water”).

Noun

*ʔɨ

  1. water

Descendants
  • Aurá: ʔɨ
  • Emerillon: ʔɨ
  • Guajá: ʔɨ
  • Guaraní: y
  • Tapirapé: ʔɨ
  • Tembé: ʔɨ
  • Old Tupi: 'y, îy
  • Xingú Asuriní: ʔɨ

References

Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 403

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