ngali
Bandjalang
Etymology
From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.
Noun
ngali
- we
Gamilaraay
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋali, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋali/
Pronoun
ngali
- We two (first person dual pronoun)
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)
Guugu Yimidhirr
Etymology
From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋali/
Pronoun
ngali
- We two, you and I (first person dual inclusive pronoun)
Usage notes
Most modern speakers no longer make a distinction between inclusive and exclusive pronouns, instead using ngali for both "you and I" and "he/she and I".
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.
Maguindanao
Noun
ngali
- (anatomy) mouth
Martuthunira
Etymology
From Proto-Ngayarda *ŋali, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋali/
Pronoun
ngali
- We two, you and I (first person dual inclusive pronoun)
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)
- Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.
Pitjantjatjara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈŋɐlɪ]
Etymology
From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.
Pronoun
ngali (first person dual, accusative ngalinya, possessive/purposive ngalimpa, locative ngalila)
- we two
Related terms
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First person | ngayulu (I) Bound form: -ṉa | ngali (we two) Bound form: -li | nganaṉa (we, more than two) Bound form: -la |
| Second person | nyuntu (you) Bound form: -n | nyupali (you two) | nyura (you, more than two) |
| Third person | paluṟu (he/she/it) | pula (they two) | tjana (they, more than two) Bound form: -ya |