abanheenga
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- abaneenga, abañeenga, avanheenga
Etymology
From Old Tupi abáñeenga (“Old Tupi”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˌbɐ.ɲe.ˈẽ.ɡa/, /a.ˌbɐ.ɲe.ˈẽ.ɡɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧nhe‧en‧ga
Noun
abanheenga m (uncountable)
- Old Tupi (Tupian language spoken as a lingua franca in colonial Brazil)
Synonyms
- abanheém, avanheém, língua geral, nheengatu, tupi, tupi antigo, tupi clássico, tupi-guarani