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===One-to-many mapping===
 
===One-to-many mapping===
 
===="Nheenga"====
 
===="Nheenga"====
  '''Lexical item:''' Nheenga.
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=====Lexical item=====
  '''Equivalence in Portuguese (Target Language):''' "Palavra" ("word") or "língua" ("language")
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Nheenga.
  '''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).
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=====Equivalence in Portuguese=====
  '''"Nheenga" meaning "língua":''' 1. Aikué miraitá upurungitá uaá amu nheengaitá São Gabriel upé: Baniua, Tukano, Desana, Ianomámi<br>              
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"Palavra" ("word") or "língua" ("language")
                              2. Renheẽ kariua nheenga rupi.
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=====Disambiguation generalization=====
  '''"Nheenga" meaning "palavra":''' 1. Maria unheẽ nheengaitá puranga Pedro supé.
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"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).
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=====Examples=====
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======"Nheenga" meaning "língua"======
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# Aikué miraitá upurungitá uaá amu nheengaitá São Gabriel upé: Baniua, Tukano, Desana, Ianomámi<br>  
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# Renheẽ kariua nheenga rupi.
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======"Nheenga" meaning "palavra"======
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# Maria unheẽ nheengaitá puranga Pedro supé.

Revision as of 20:47, 24 April 2022

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One-to-many mapping

"Nheenga"

Lexical item

Nheenga.

Equivalence in Portuguese

"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).

Examples
"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.