Paraná Pixuna

Nheengatu

Etymology

Literally, “black river”.

Proper noun

Paraná Pixuna

  1. Rio Negro (a river in Brazil)
    Synonym: Paranawasú
  2. (archaic) Tapajós (a river in Brazil)
    Synonyms: Tupayú, Tupayú Paraná
  3. (archaic) Paraná-Pixuna (a river in Brazil)

Descendants

  • → Brazilian Portuguese: Paraná-Pixuna

References

  • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “paraná”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 580
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