ngamu

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Gamilaraay

ngamu

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋamuŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋamun.

Pronunciation

Noun

ngamu

  1. breastmilk
  2. breast
  3. milk

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)

Guugu Yimidhirr

Etymology

From Proto-Paman *ngama ~ *ngamu, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ngama.

Pronunciation

Noun

ngamu

  1. mother

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)
  • Haviland, John B. 1979. ‘Guugu Yimidhirr Sketch Grammar’. R. M. W. Dixon, B. Blake (eds.) Handbook of Australian Languages, Vol I.

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋamuŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋamun.

Noun

ngamu

  1. breast
  2. milk