Ngai

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See also: ngai, ngáí, ngài, ngãi, and ngại

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Etymology 1

The Cantonese romanization of any of three different surnames: 魏 (ngai6), 倪 (ngai4), and 危 (ngai4).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ngai

  1. Any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong.
Derived terms
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ngai is the 17,392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1623 individuals. Ngai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.58%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ngai

  1. The monolithic creator god of the Kikuyu and related groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania.

Anagrams

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cf. Maasai Enkai (“God”).[1]

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2.
(Kiambu)
(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.[2]

Noun

Ngai class 1

  1. God
    Synonym: Mũrungu

Usage notes

Formerly referred to a native deity dwelling in evergreen trees possessing milky red sap,[1] but later associated with Christianity.[3]

Derived terms

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ngai” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 304. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  3. ^ Kinyua, Johnson Kiriaku (2017). "A Postcolonial Analysis of Bible Translation and Its Effectiveness in Shaping and Enhancing the Discourse of Colonialism and the Discourse of Resistance: The Gikuyu New Testament—A Case Study". In Musa W. Dube and R. S. Wafula (eds.), Postcoloniality, Translation, and the Bible in Africa, p. 79. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications. DOI 10.1179/17431670X13A.0000000004
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