tapy'yîuna

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • tapy'yînhuna

Etymology

From tapy'yîa +‎ una.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta.pɨ.ʔɨˈj̃ũna]
  • Rhymes: -ũna
  • Hyphenation: ta‧py‧'y‧îu‧na

Noun

tapy'yîuna (?)

  1. Black person
  2. African slave

Descendants

  • Kariri: tapɨɲu
  • Nheengatu: tapayuna
  • Portuguese: tapanhaúna

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