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uṉṯalpa

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Pitjantjatjara

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Etymology

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From *uṉṯal +‎ -pa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uṉṯalpa

  1. daughter
  2. niece

Usage notes

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  • 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.