nga

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"

English

Noun

nga (plural ngas)

1. (African-American Vernacular, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of nigga.
   • 2022 September 4, @jimmyperry0621, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 December 2023:

     This is what a RACEWAR looks like, and we still got dumb ngas out here thinking White Supremacy isn't real.

   • 2023 April 26, u/Formal_Garage4964, “They are gonna drop in this order: HXG -> Lone -> Carti -> Lone+Ken”, in Reddit‎^[2], r/playboicarti, archived from the original on 17 December 2023:

     This nga thinks carti gonna drop😭💀💀

   • 2023 December 16, @candiemariah1, Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 17 December 2023:

     It's easy to say you a real nga till the feds come n give u a deal nga

   • 2023 December 1, u/Upstairs-Act-1930, “Jus need a confirmation it's album month 😪”, in Reddit‎^[4], r/SoFaygo, archived from the original on 17 December 2023:

     lamar said "album before 2024" but yk those ngas be lying

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ka (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-ka and related to the preposition ka (“from, out, out of, to”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic къ (kŭ, “to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ(ɡ)a/

Preposition

nga (+nominative)

1. at, from, to

   Jo, unë nuk jam nga Shqipëria.

   No, I am not from Albania.

Synonyms

• prej

Adverb

nga

1. whence, where from

Barngarla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Particle

nga

1. yes

References

• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2019). Barngarlidhi Manoo (Speaking Barngarla Together) (Barngarla Alphabet & Picture Book). p.14.
  Part 1 Part 2
• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad and Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann (2018). Online Barngarla Dictionary.
• Zuckermann, Ghil‘ad (2016). Barngarla Aboriginal Language Dictionary App.
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.regenr8.dictionary.barngarla
  https://apps.apple.com/au/app/barngarla/id1424856161

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/
• Rhymes: -ŋa
• Hyphenation: nga

Preposition

nga

1. expressing substance, composition

   Balay nga bato.

   House of stone.

2. expressing possession

   Ako nga balay / Akong balay

   my house

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Interjection

nga

1. hey

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Irish

Noun

nga m

1. Eclipsed form of ga.

Japanese

Romanization

nga

1. Rōmaji transcription of か゚
2. Rōmaji transcription of カ゚

Khasi

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ŋa, from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Pnar nga.

Pronoun

nga

1. first person singular personal pronoun: I, me

   Nga ieit ïa phi. ― I love you.

   U long u paralok jong nga. ― He is my friend.

   Ïarap ïa nga. ― Help me.

Kimaragang

Conjunction

nga

1. but (although)

Musi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Pronoun

nga

1. Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋɑ̃˧]
• Hyphenation: nga

Pronoun

nga

1. I

References

• Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎^[5], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 129
• Li Jianfu (2017) A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans‎^[6], Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 374

Nga La

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

nga

1. fish

References

• Matu (Chin) Dictionary by Ropna Saruum, Matupi 2007

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ŋa, from a Sino-Tibetan language. Cognate with Khasi nga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa/

Pronoun

nga

1. me

Usage notes

• The nominative counterpart is o.

Rawang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɑ˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja (“fish”). Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:), Old Chinese 魚 (OC *ŋa).

Noun

nga

1. fish

Etymology 2

Noun

nga

1. cattle

Usage notes

In compound words of both etymologies, nga may become ngv and may also take tone.

San Martín Itunyoso Triqui

Etymology

Cognate with Chicahuaxtla Triqui nga³.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋɡa˧/

Noun

nga

1. cloud

References

• DiCanio, Christian T. (2010) “Itunyoso Trique”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association, volume 40, number 2, →DOI, pages 227–238

Singpho

Noun

nga

1. buffalo

References

• Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 6

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜅ (nga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋa/, [ˈŋa]

Noun

nga (Baybayin spelling ᜅ)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Ng/ng, in the Abakada alphabet.

   Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) en dyi

See also

• nganga

Etymology 2

Compare ngani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋaʔ/, [ˈŋaʔ]

Particle

ngâ (Baybayin spelling ᜅ)

1. a particle used to indicate affirmation

   Tama nga 'to.

   It's indeed correct.

Further reading

• “nga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tedim Chin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

nga

1. fish

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa.

Numeral

nga

1. five

References

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Tircul

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɡə/

Numeral

1. 5 (five)

See also

• (Pyu digits):           

Tiruray

Noun

nga

1. child

Venda

Preposition

nga

1. by
2. at

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 娥 (“beautiful”). Probably related with 嫦娥 (Cháng'é, “the Chinese goddess of the moon”).

Noun

nga

1. (archaic, literary) Only used in tố nga (“the moon”).
2. (archaic, literary) Only used in tiên nga (“angel; fairy”).

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鵝 (“goose”).

Noun

nga

1. Only used in thiên nga (“swan”).

Anagrams

• gan

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 我 (wǒ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋɑ]

Pronoun

nga

1. me (first-person non-subject pronoun)

   ni nga da-lio.

   You have beaten me.

   (Quoted in Sandman, p. 73)

See also

Wutunhua personal pronouns

	singular		paucal	collective
	subjective	objective
First person	ngu	nga	ngu-jhege	nga-mu
Second person	ni	nia	ni-jhege	ni-mu
Third person	gu		gu-jhege	gu-mu

References

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[7], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yonaguni

Romanization

nga

1. Rōmaji transcription of か゚
2. Rōmaji transcription of カ゚

Zou

Etymology 1

Zou cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : nga

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa. Cognates include Burmese ငါး (nga:) and Tibetan ལྔ (lnga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa˧/

Numeral

nga

1. five

Etymology 2

Nga (2).

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja. Cognates include Burmese ငါး (nga:) and Tibetan ཉ (nya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa˧˥/

Noun

ngá

1. fish

Etymology 3

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ŋaʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋas. Cognates include Mizo ngàh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa˧˩/

Verb

ngà

1. (transitive) to receive

Etymology 4

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hŋaak, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋa-k. Cognates include Jingpho nga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa˧˩/

Verb

ngà

1. (intransitive) to wait

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62