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Agûai'yba
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Old Tupi
Etymology
From tpw agûaí 'yba.+ 13 2
Pronunciation
tpw ɨβa 5
Proper noun
tpw proper noun
tpw hapax tpw a <<former>> Tupinambá <<village>> near <<bay:suf/Baía de Cumã Cumã pt>>, <<captaincy:pref/Maranhão>>, <<c/Brazil>>
XXXIV 188 fr 1 Le huictieſme s'appelle Aouäyeuue, c'eſt à dire l'arbre dãs l'eauë. Le principal eſt Toucoma-Ouäſſou, nõ d'vn fruict. The eight village is called Agûai'yba, that's to say, “the tree in the water”. The chieftain is called Tukumusu, name of a fruit.
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