nhan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nhan"

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• nhang
• nhã (São Vicente)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *wan, from Proto-Tupian *jan.

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní nha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲãn/
• Rhymes: -ãn
• Hyphenation: nhan

Verb

nhan (first-person singular active indicative anhan, first-person singular negative active indicative n'anhani, first-person singular gerund gûinhana, noun nhana) (intransitive)

1. to run (to move quickly)

   Abá onhan.

   The man runs.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of nhan (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

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

Causative	monhan
Causative-comitative	eronhan
Deverbals
-ba'e	onhanyba'e
-sab(a)	nhandaba
-sar(a)	nhandara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	anhan	erenhan	onhan	oronhan	îanhan	penhan
Permissive	t'anhan	t'erenhan	t'onhan	t'oronhan	t'îanhan	ta penhan
Imperative		enhan				penhan
Negative indicative	n'anhani	n'erenhani	n'onhani	n'oronhani	n'îanhani	na penhani
Negative permissive	t'anhan umẽ	t'erenhan umẽ	t'onhan umẽ	t'oronhan umẽ	t'îanhan umẽ	ta penhan umẽ
Negative imperative		enhan umẽ				penhan umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	gûinhana	enhana	onhana	oronhana	îanhana	penhana
Negative	gûinhane'yma	enhane'yma	onhane'yma	oronhane'yma	îanhane'yma	penhane'yma
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	nhana
Negative	nhane'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe nhani		i nhani	oré nhani	îandé nhani
Negative	xe nhane'ymi		i nhane'ymi	oré nhane'ymi	îandé nhane'ymi

Related terms

• enonhan
• gûaranhana
• monhan
• nhana
• nhandara
• nhandé
• porenonhandara
• sebo'inhanga
• teîunhana

 

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “nhan”, 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, pages 333–334