nga-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"

Ternate

Pronoun

nga- (Jawi ڠ-)

1. first-person plural inclusive possessive prefix, our

   Synonym: na-

2. (human) third-person plural possessive prefix, their

   Synonym: na-

See also

Ternate personal pronouns

		independent		subject proclitic	possessive
		informal	formal
singular	1st person	ngori	fangarem, fajaruf	to	ri
	2nd person	ngana	ngoni, jou ngoni	no	ni
	3rd person	unam, minaf		om, mof, inh	im, mif, manh
plural	1st person inclusive	ngone		fo	na, nga
	1st person exclusive	ngomi	fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1	mi	mi, mia
	2nd person	ngoni		ni	na, nia
	3rd person	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

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Preposition

nga-

1. with, by means of
2. by

Zulu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɡa/

Preposition

nga-

1. with, by means of
2. through, via
3. at, in, on (a time, moment, day etc)
4. by, before (a time)
5. by, near, around
6. about, concerning
7. per, for each

   amakhilomitha ngehora

   kilometres per hour

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɡa/

Prefix

nga-

1. not

Usage notes

Used in the participial mood and subjunctive mood, as well as in relative constructions.

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nga-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nga-”