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'y
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Appendix:Variations of "y"
Old Tupi
Alternative forms
tpw îy North
tpw u LGP
Etymology
tpw :inh tup-gua-pro:*ʔɨ<id:water> water ++
Cognate with aux,awe,eme,gvj,mav,taf,tqb,asn ʔɨ and gug y.
Pronunciation
tpw /ˈʔɨ/
tpw ɨ 1
Noun
p
water
tpw y
river
tpw y
spring water source
Derived terms
tpw 'y'u Parati'y 'yeté 'ye'ẽ 'y rapé 'ykatu 'yembe'yba 'yapé 'arybo 'yapyra 'ykûabapûana 'ysyryka 'yîebyra 'ypabe'ymba'e 'ypytera 'yakã 'yanhangoty 'yape'ara 'yape'ara rupi 'yapyrakoty 'yembykoty 'ymombukaba 'yaíba 'yapó 'yaipuka 'yapé
Descendants
yrl ií
Further reading
'y 513 1–2
tpw Liquids Matter Water Bodies of water
Tagalog
tl :from<text:contraction of> ay
Alternative forms
tl ,i, obsolete Abecedario
tl 'i obsolete
Pronunciation
raw:/j/ [ɪ̯]
Particle
particle y-
tl ay
Usage notes
Only used following a word ending in a vowel, glottal stop, or n
Where it is used after a word ending in n, it usually elides that letter (e.g. paraa'y from tl paraan ay, Jua'y from tl Juan ay)
Where it is used after a word ending with a diphthong, it usually elides the final letter of the diphthong (e.g. tl ika'y from tl ikaw ay)
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /ə/
Determiner
cy determiner possessive determiners triggers nasal mutation ’y
cy fy my
Zo'é
Noun
pto noun
water
pto 'y týpusĩn Water is dirty
References
Castro, Onesimo Martins de, Nilton Varela Hitotuzi, Alessandro Borges Tatagiba, e Maria da Conceição Queiroz Vale. 2025. “Revisão fonológica E Proposta ortográfica Para a língua Zo’é: Contribuições Para a educação Escolar indígena”. Caderno Pedagógico 22 (5):e14603. https://doi.org/10.54033/cadpedv22n5-031.
Camara Cabral, Ana Suelly & Jennings, Erik & Pinto, Suely. (2020). Manual Linguístico de Apoio ao Atendimento de Saúde junto ao Povo Zo'é.
Castro, Onesimo. “DICIONARIO LEXICAL ZOE PORTUGUES 1993.” DICIONARIO LEXICAL ZOE PORTUGUES (Poturu), 1993.