nhan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nhan"

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wan, from Proto-Tupian *jan.[1][2]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní nha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲãn/
  • Rhymes: -ãn
  • Hyphenation: nhan

Verb

nhan (first-person singular active indicative anhan, first-person singular negative active indicative n'anhani, noun nhana) (intransitive)

  1. to run (to move quickly)
    Abá onhan.
    The man runs.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of nhan (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative monhan
Causative-comitative eronhan
Deverbals
-ba'e onhanyba'e
-sab(a) nhandaba
-sar(a) nhandara
Singular Singular and Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative anhan erenhan onhan oronhan îanhan penhan
Permissive t'anhan t'erenhan t'onhan t'oronhan t'îanhan ta penhan
Imperative enhan penhan
Negative indicative n'anhani n'erenhani n'onhani n'oronhani n'îanhani na penhani
Negative permissive t'anhan umẽ t'erenhan umẽ t'onhan umẽ t'oronhan umẽ t'îanhan umẽ ta penhan umẽ
Negative imperative enhan umẽ penhan umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative gûinhana enhana onhana oronhana îanhana penhana
Negative gûinhane'yma enhane'yma onhane'yma oronhane'yma îanhane'yma penhane'yma
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative nhana
Negative nhane'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe nhani i nhani oré nhani îandé nhani
Negative xe nhane'ymi i nhane'ymi oré nhane'ymi îandé nhane'ymi
  • enonhan
  • gûaranhana
  • monhan
  • nhana
  • nhandara
  • nhandé
  • porenonhandara
  • sebo'inhanga
  • teîunhana

References

  1. ^ Corrêa da Silva, Beatriz Carretta (2010), Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas [Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: linguistic relations and historical implications]‎[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. ^ Mello, Antônio Augusto Souza (2000), “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos [Lexical reconstructions and cognates]” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais [Historical study of the Tupi-Guarani language family: phonological and lexical aspects]‎[2] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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