Nheengatú and Portuguese/Lexical Selection

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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).
 Portuguese Translation:  "Há pessoas que falam outras línguas em São Gabriel: baniua, tucano, desana, ianomami."

Examples

"Nheenga" meaning "língua"
1.
 Sentence: Aikué miraitá upurungitá uaá amu nheengaitá São Gabriel upé: Baniua, Tukano, Desana, Ianomámi.
 English Translation: "There are people who speak other languages in São Gabriel: Baniwa, Tucano, Desana, Yanomami."
 Portuguese Translation:  "Há pessoas que falam outras línguas em São Gabriel: baniua, tucano, desana, ianomami."
2.
 Sentence: Renheẽ kariua nheenga rupi.
 English Translation: "Say it in white people's language (Portuguese)."
 Portuguese Translation:  "Diga em língua de branco (português)".
"Nheenga" meaning "palavra"
1.
 Sentence: Maria unheẽ nheengaitá puranga Pedro supé.
 English Translation: "Maria says pretty words to Pedro."
 Portuguese Translation:  "Maria diz palavras bonita a Pedro".
2.
 Sentence: Renheẽ kuá nheenga nheengatu rupi.
 English Translation: "Say the word in white people's language (Portuguese.)"
 Portuguese Translation:  "Diga a palavra na língua de branco (português)".