ingi

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See also: Ingi and -ingĩ

Esperanto

Etymology

From ingo (sheath) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

ingi (present ingas, past ingis, future ingos, conditional ingus, volitive ingu)

  1. (transitive) to sheathe

Conjugation

Sranan Tongo

Adjective

ingi

  1. Amerindian

Noun

ingi

  1. Amerindian

Derived terms

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu .

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

-ingi (declinable)

  1. much; a lot of; many

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

Ternate

ing

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *iŋir (tooth).

Pronunciation

Noun

ingi

  1. tooth

Alternative forms

  • ing (with vowel deletion)

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
  • Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíngɪ́.

Pronunciation

Adjective

-ingi (declinable)

  1. many
    Antonyms: -ke (small, few), -taito (small, few)
    engoye enyingithe many pieces of clothing
  2. big, large (when used in the singular, especially with inanimate objects)
    Synonym: -kooto
    orugoye rwingia large piece of clothing
  3. (informal, humorous) plenty-having, having an abundance of something (when used in the class 1 forms)
    Oli mwingi mu sente.You are rich. (literally, “You are much in money.”)

Usage notes

  • This adjective is normally used with countable nouns in the plural, and material nouns in the singular. However, the class 1 forms can also mean "many" despite their singularity.

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 430-431