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Achang
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaj (“small, child”).
Pronunciation
- (Myanmar) /ŋi˧˩/
- (Lianghe)
- (Longchuan)
- (Luxi)
- (Xiandao)
Adjective
ngis
- small
Further reading
- Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon, Payap University, page 89