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nheengatu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nheen-gatu
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese nheengatu, from Nheengatu nheengatú.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Neengatu (alternative) Nhengatu (alternative) Nyengato (alternative) Nyengatú (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nheengatu terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nheengatu terms Tucano

Synonyms

Geral Modern Tupí Waengatu Yeral

Questions

What does nheengatu mean?
A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.
Where does nheengatu come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese nheengatu, from Nheengatu nheengatú.

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