minya
See also: minha
Gamilaraay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central New South Wales *miñang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *miña.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
minya
References edit
- 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
minya
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of minya (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | timinya | miminya | aminya | |
| 2nd person | niminya | fiminya | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | iminya | diminya | |
| animate | maminya | |||
| imperative | —, minya | —, minya | ||
References edit
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics (as miɲa)