Sumé

Appendix:Variations of "sume" Old Tupi Etymology Cognate with gug Sume. Pronunciation tpw [sũˈmɛ] tpw e 2 Proper noun tpw proper noun name of an entity from Tupi mythology that would have taught humanity about the use of fire, tools and agriculture tpw pt 2 113 1 19 the author translates as “It is there Saint Thomas's footprint” Pay, Sumê pipuera angâba aé Pa'i, Sumé pypûera'angaba a'e Father, Sumé’s footprint is there. Usage notes Because of the supposedly similarity with the name of Saint Thomas (pt São Tomé, in Portuguese), a legend persisted among European explorers in South America that the Apostle had once visited the continent and was venerated by the Tupi and Guarani peoples.+ 448 1 Descendants pt Sumé 1 References tpw Mythological figures Tupi mythology