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Pronoun
nyaŋ
- what
- 1892, H. Livingstone, A short Grammar and Vocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Minyuġ People, in John Fraser (ed.) An Australian Language
The words minyuġ and nyuġ mean ‘what’? or ‘something,’ for they are used either interrogatively or assertively.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
Southeastern Dinka
Etymology
Cognate with, Jumjum ñaŋ, Shatt nyang, Belanda Bor nyaŋ, Gaam nyaang, Shilluk nyang. Possibly related to Bongo nganja (“crocodile”).
Noun
nyaŋ (plural nyɛ̈ŋ)
- crocodile
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005