Kaingang and Portuguese/Lexical Selection

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kgp → por

one-to-many mappings

vatánh (transitive verb)
Portuguese translations: assustar, enganar
"Assustar" meaning 
- Ẽg tỹ ũ mũmẽg han kỹ ẽg tóg, ti pãnĩ tá ti vóg tĩ; ẽg tỹ ti vatánh vẽ. Quando queremos dar um susto em alguém, nós o pegamos por trás, assim nós o assustamos.
"Enganar" meaning
- Inh vatánh tá ag tóg, inh mẽg kãvãru mãn ja nĩ. Eles levaram o meu cavalo sem eu saber.
- Inh ẽgóho pỹ ja ti nĩ, inh vatánh tá. Ele roçou minha capoeira sem me perguntar.
Note: seems like whenever vatánh is followed by tá it means enganar