minya
See also: minha
Gamilaraay
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *miñang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *miña.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miɲa/
Noun
minya
- what
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)
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɲa/
Verb
minya
- (stative) to be cured
- (stative) to be healthy
Conjugation
| Conjugation of minya (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | timinya | miminya | aminya | |
| 2nd person | niminya | fiminya | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | iminya | diminya | |
| animate | maminya | |||
| imperative | —, minya | —, minya | ||
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics (as miɲa)