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Gamilaraay
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *miñang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *miña.
Pronunciation
Noun
minya
- what
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
West Makian
Pronunciation
Verb
minya
- (stative) to be cured
- (stative) to be healthy
Conjugation
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics (as miɲa)