uṉṯalpa
Pitjantjatjara
Etymology
From *uṉṯal + -pa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʊɳʈɐlpɐ]
Noun
uṉṯalpa
- daughter
- niece
Usage notes
- The -pa suffix is dropped when other endings are added to the word.
- In the sense "niece", uṉṯalpa refers to the daughter of a same-sex sibling (i.e. a man's brother's daughter or a woman's sister's daughter). The term for a man's sister's son/daughter or woman's brother's son/daughter is ukaṟi.