yvate

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Guaraní

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨβate (“high”), from Proto-Tupian *ɨpʷa (“high”).[1] Doublet of yvága.

Cognate with Old Tupi ybaté.

Adjective

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yvate

  1. tall
  2. high

References

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  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 410
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