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Nheengatu

Nheengatu proper noun: a Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

Proper noun

Nheengatu

  1. A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

Synonyms of Nheengatu

Forms of Nheengatu

alternative formNeengatu
alternative formNhengatu
alternative formNyengato
alternative formNyengatú

Origin of Nheengatu

Borrowed from Portuguese nheengatu, from Nheengatu nheengatú.

Questions about Nheengatu

What does Nheengatu mean?
Nheengatu means a Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.
What part of speech is Nheengatu?
Nheengatu is a proper noun.

Words near Nheengatu in the dictionary

  1. NHD
  2. NHDC
  3. NHDs
  4. NHE
  5. NHed
  6. Nheengatu
  7. Nhengatu
  8. NHEs
  9. NHF
  10. NHG
  11. NHH

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