indé
Catalan
Noun
indé m (plural indens)
- (Valencia) Alternative spelling of indè
Nheengatu
Etymology
From Old Tupi endé. Cognate with Guaraní nde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ĩ.ˈdɛ]
- Hyphenation: in‧dé
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Pronoun
indé
- (first-class) second-person singular personal pronoun (you)
- Indé mira. Indé resasá puranga.
- You are a person. You do well.
- Aé uputari uyuká indé.
- He wants to kill you.
- Aé umeẽ manungara indé arama.
- He gives something to you.
Usage notes
- As a first-class pronoun, indé is used as the subject (with the exception of second-class verbs, which are sometimes referred to as adjectives) and as the object of a sentence. The personal pronoun indé is also used when governed by the postposition arama, which is occasionally omitted.
See also
| singular | first-class pronoun | second-class pronoun |
|---|---|---|
| first-person | ixé | se |
| second-person | indé | ne |
| third-person | aé | i |
| plural | first-class pronoun | second-class pronoun |
| first-person | yandé | yané |
| second-person | penhẽ | pe |
| third-person | aintá (or tá) | aintá (or tá) |
References
- ÁVILA, Marcel Twardowsky (2021) Proposta de dicionário nheengatu–português, pages 325 and 326
- DA CRUZ, Aline (2011) Fonologia e gramática do nheengatu: a língua geral falada pelos povos baré, warekena e baniwa, Landelijke Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap, →ISBN, page 46
- NAVARRO, Eduardo de Almeida (2016) Curso de língua geral (nheengatu ou tupi moderno): a língua das origens da civilização amazônica, 2nd edition, →ISBN, pages 11 and 104