"a" meaning in Old Tupi

See a in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: [a], [ɐ] (note: unstressed, word final), [Ι™] Forms: a [canonical], A [uppercase]
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  1. The first letter of the Old Tupi alphabet, written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, lowercase
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