nga-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"
Ternate
Pronoun
nga- (Jawi ڠ-)
See also
Ternate personal pronouns
independent | subject proclitic | possessive | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal | Formal | |||||
1st person singular | ngori | fangarem, fajaruf | to | ri | ||
2nd person singular | ngana | ngoni, jou ngoni | no | ni | ||
3rd person singular | unam, minaf | om, mof, inh | im, mif, manh | |||
1st person plural inclusive | ngone | fo | na, nga | |||
1st person plural exclusive | ngomi | fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1 | mi | mi, mia | ||
2nd person plural | ngoni | ni | na, nia | |||
3rd person plural | anah, enanh | ih, nh, yoh, †, yanh, † | nah, ngah, manh |
- unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
- m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
- 1 - for mixed-gender groups
- † - archaic
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Xhosa
Etymology
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Zulu
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɡa/
Preposition
nga-
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɡa/
Usage notes
Used in the participial mood and subjunctive mood, as well as in relative constructions.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nga-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nga-”
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