ngana

Gamilaraay

ngana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲana/

Noun

ngana

  1. room
  2. grass windbreak
  3. grass hut

References

  • (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Guugu Yimidhirr

Etymology

From Proto-Paman *ngana, from Proto-Pama-Maric *ngana, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ngana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋana/

Pronoun

ngana

  1. (coastal dialect) we: first person plural nominative pronoun

Synonyms

  • nganhdhaan (inland dialect)

Usage notes

Most modern speakers use the inland form nganhdhaan, even if they otherwise use coastal words.

References

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
  • Haviland, John B. 1979. ‘Guugu Yimidhirr Sketch Grammar’. R. M. W. Dixon, B. Blake (eds.) Handbook of Australian Languages, Vol I.
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