ngol
Fula
Suffix
ngol
- Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including long or extended objects
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Article
ngol
- (definite) the (when it follows the noun)
- Keerol ngol ― the border
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Determiner
ngol
- (used in indicating something)
- Ngol keerol ― this/that border
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
Lolopo
Etymology
From Proto-Loloish *ŋa², from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ŋa², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja. Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꉛ (hxe), Burmese ငါး (nga:), Chinese 魚 (OC *ŋa), Tibetan ཉ (nya), Chepang ङाः (ŋaʔ), Drung ngv'plaq, Yamphu ङा (ŋa), Western Tamang तर्ङ (tarŋa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ŋo⁵⁵]
Noun
ngol
- (Yao'an) fish
Serer
Etymology
From Proto-Fula-Serer *Qol, whence also Fula honndu.[1]
Noun
ngol (definite article ne, plural kol)
- finger
- toe
References
- Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 65