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ngw

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ngw

I. grapheme

1. ngw

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Complex grapheme for single sound of labialized velar nasal. Often missed by second language learners of Rama who simplify it.

ngwa

I. V

1. cogn know

2. cogn remember

ngwaas

I. N

1. animal,body,fish gill

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    See also 'ngwaasup' (armpit) for humans.

ngwaasup

I. N

1. body,human armpit

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    With the class marker '-up' for roundish shape.

ngwair

I. V

1. body spit

ngwairu

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ngwairup

I. N

2. plant kwakwa seed
Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:
  • Tiiskibadut ngwairup u aalatbaingi. Ariira u analkangi.
    The children like to play with a kwakwa seed (gig). They throw it with a string.

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    From a mangrove plant. The seed is called kwakwa is Kriol, or 'deer eye'. It is a pretty round, flatish chesnut-colored seed with a black stripe around the side.
  • Gramatical:
    With -up suffix for roundish shaped items.
  • Léxica:
    kwakwa seed is Kr.

ngwi

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Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Main variant of 'ngwu' (to drink). Only used in this form before the present tense marker '-i'.

ngwiis

I. N

1. animal,bird warbler

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Gave its name to the month of September 'ngwiis tukan'.
    Children like to shoot them with slingshots and then sometimes roast them and eat them.

Ngwiis Tukan

I. N

1. calendar,time September

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngwiis tukan
warbler month

ngwu

I. V

1. food drink

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Transitive. The corresponding intansitive verb is 'alngwu'. Has a variant 'ngwi' before the tense present marker '-i'. 'ngwu' can be pronounced in slightly different ways : 'ngu', 'nguu', 'ngwuu'...

ngwul

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ngwut

I. N

1. body face

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    The variant 'ngwul' is used before a postposition beginning by a vowel such as 'u' (with). The initial complex consonant 'ngw' can be reduced to 'ng'.

ngwut maat nguuk

I. V

1. emot kiss

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngwut maat nguuk
face scent smell

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Literally 'to smell one's face scent'.

ngwut ngwul u antanangi

I. exp.

1. they look at each other

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngwut ngwul u an tanang i
face face with 3pl look PRES

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Literally, 'they look face to face'.
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