nga-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"
Ternate[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
nga- (Jawi ڠ-)
- first-person plural inclusive possessive prefix, our
- Synonym: na-
- (human) third-person plural possessive prefix, their
- Synonym: na-
See also[edit]
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[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Preposition[edit]
nga-
Zulu[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
nga-
- with, by means of
- through, via
- at, in, on (a time, moment, day etc)
- by, before (a time)
- by, near, around
- about, concerning
- per, for each
- amakhilomitha ngehora
- kilometres per hour
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
nga-
Usage notes[edit]
Used in the participial mood and subjunctive mood, as well as in relative constructions.
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nga-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nga-”