ngata

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See also: ŋata

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋataʔ/
  • Hyphenation: nga‧ta

Adverb

ngatà (Basahan spelling ᜅᜆ)

  1. alternative form of nata

Iriga Bicolano

Adverb

ngatà

  1. (interrogative) why
    Synonym: taono

Lindu

Noun

ngata

  1. village; town; city

Sotho

Adjective

ngata

  1. many

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Adverb

ngatà

  1. (interrogative) why

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

ngatâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜆ)

  1. act of chewing something being eaten

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Tongan

Etymology

Cognate with Maori ngata, Samoan gata and Niuean gata, from Proto-Polynesian *ŋata, earlier *ŋʷata, from Proto-Oceanic *mwata (snake) (compare Fijian gata, Western Fijian ŋwata).

Pronunciation

Noun

ngata

  1. snake
  2. serpent

Zacatepec Chatino

Adjective

ngata

  1. black