kuruk

Old Tupi

Adjective

kuruk (noun form kuruka)

grumbly (given to grumbling, complaining)

Declension

Declension of kuruk (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Deadjectivals
Causative	monguruk
-ba'e	i kurukyba'e
-sab(a)	kurukaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe kuruk	nde kuruk	i kuruk	oré kuruk	îandé kuruk	pe kuruk
Imperative		nde kuruk				pe kuruk
Permissive	ta xe kuruk	ta nde kuruk	t'i kuruk	t'oré kuruk	t'îandé kuruk	ta pe kuruk
Negative indicative	na xe kuruki	na nde kuruki	n'i kuruki	n'oré kuruki	n'îandé kuruki	na pe kuruki
Negative imperative		nde kuruk umẽ				pe kuruk umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe kuruk umẽ	ta nde kuruk umẽ	t'i kuruk umẽ	t'oré kuruk umẽ	t'îandé kuruk umẽ	ta pe kuruk umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe kurukamo	nde kurukamo	o kurukamo	oré kurukamo	îandé kurukamo	pe kurukamo
Negative	xe kuruke'ymamo	nde kuruke'ymamo	o kuruke'ymamo	oré kuruke'ymamo	îandé kuruke'ymamo	pe kuruke'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	kuruka
Negative	kuruke'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund¹
Affirmative	xe kuruki²		i kuruki²	oré kuruki²	îandé kuruki²
Negative	same as gerund¹
Negative	xe kuruke'ymi²		i kuruke'ymi²	oré kuruke'ymi²	îandé kuruke'ymi²
¹South Tupi ²North Tupi

Related terms

nhe'ẽkurukuruk

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kuruka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 245, column 2