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.^[1]^[2]

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, noun nhana) (intransitive)

to run (to move quickly)
Abá onhan.
The man runs.

Conjugation

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

Verbal forms
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
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
Causative
Indicative	aîmonhan	ereîmonhan	oîmonhan	oroîmonhan	îaîmonhan	peîmonhan
Permissive	t'aîmonhan	t'ereîmonhan	t'oîmonhan	t'oroîmonhan	t'îaîmonhan	ta peîmonhan
Imperative		eîmonhan				peîmonhan
Negative indicative	n'aîmonhani	n'ereîmonhani	n'oîmonhani	n'oroîmonhani	n'îaîmonhani	na peîmonhani
Negative permissive	t'aîmonhan umẽ	t'ereîmonhan umẽ	t'oîmonhan umẽ	t'oroîmonhan umẽ	t'îaîmonhan umẽ	ta peîmonhan umẽ
Negative imperative		eîmonhan umẽ				peîmonhan umẽ
Causative-comitative
Indicative	aronhan	ereronhan	ogûeronhan	orogûeronhan	îaronhan	peronhan
Permissive	t'aronhan	t'ereronhan	t'ogûeronhan	t'orogûeronhan	t'îaronhan	ta peronhan
Imperative		emonhan				peronhan
Negative indicative	n'aronhani	n'ereronhani	n'ogûeronhani	n'orogûeronhani	n'îaronhani	na peronhani
Negative permissive	t'aronhan umẽ	t'ereronhan umẽ	t'ogûeronhan umẽ	t'orogûeronhan umẽ	t'îaronhan umẽ	ta peronhan umẽ
Negative imperative		emonhan umẽ				peronhan umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	nhana
Negative	nhane'yma
Causative-comitative
Affirmative	xe reronhana	nde reronhana	seronhana	oré reronhana	îandé reronhana	pe reronhana
Negative	na xe reronhani	na nde reronhani	na seronhani	n'oré reronhani	n'îandé reronhani	na pe reronhani
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

References

^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas‎^[1] (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
^ Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) “Reconstruções Lexicais e Cognatos” (chapter III), in Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais‎^[2] (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC