Difference between revisions of "Nheengatú and Portuguese/Lexical Selection"

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   '''Equivalence in Portuguese (Target Language):''' "Palavra" ("word") or "língua" ("language")
 
   '''Equivalence in Portuguese (Target Language):''' "Palavra" ("word") or "língua" ("language")
 
   '''Disambiguation generalization:''' "Nheenga" most likely will have the meaning of "língua" when there is an instance of the verb "to speak" ("falar", in Portuguese) in the sentence. Additionally, chances are this should be the ideal translation if "nheenga" is associated with the genitive case (check examples below for further detail.) "Palavra," therefore, should be the general case, associated with other verbs related to speech, such as "to say" ("dizer", in Portuguese).
 
   '''Disambiguation generalization:''' "Nheenga" most likely will have the meaning of "língua" when there is an instance of the verb "to speak" ("falar", in Portuguese) in the sentence. Additionally, chances are this should be the ideal translation if "nheenga" is associated with the genitive case (check examples below for further detail.) "Palavra," therefore, should be the general case, associated with other verbs related to speech, such as "to say" ("dizer", in Portuguese).
   '''"Nheenga" meaning "língua":''' 1. Aikué miraitá upurungitá uaá amu nheengaitá São Gabriel upé: Baniua, Tukano, Desana, Ianomámi<be>               
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   '''"Nheenga" meaning "língua":''' 1. Aikué miraitá upurungitá uaá amu nheengaitá São Gabriel upé: Baniua, Tukano, Desana, Ianomámi<br>               
    2. Renheẽ kariua nheenga rupi.
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                              2. Renheẽ kariua nheenga rupi.
 
   '''"Nheenga" meaning "palavra":''' 1. Maria unheẽ nheengaitá puranga Pedro supé.
 
   '''"Nheenga" meaning "palavra":''' 1. Maria unheẽ nheengaitá puranga Pedro supé.

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"Nheenga"

 Lexical item: Nheenga.
 Equivalence in Portuguese (Target Language): "Palavra" ("word") or "língua" ("language")
 Disambiguation generalization: "Nheenga" most likely will have the meaning of "língua" when there is an instance of the verb "to speak" ("falar", in Portuguese) in the sentence. Additionally, chances are this should be the ideal translation if "nheenga" is associated with the genitive case (check examples below for further detail.) "Palavra," therefore, should be the general case, associated with other verbs related to speech, such as "to say" ("dizer", in Portuguese).
 "Nheenga" meaning "língua": 1. Aikué miraitá upurungitá uaá amu nheengaitá São Gabriel upé: Baniua, Tukano, Desana, Ianomámi
2. Renheẽ kariua nheenga rupi. "Nheenga" meaning "palavra": 1. Maria unheẽ nheengaitá puranga Pedro supé.