Fula

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Etymology

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From ñeñ- +‎ -u +‎ -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲɩng/ɲ (to decorate, engrave), whence also Serer ɲiing (to engrave).[1]

Verb

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ñeñugol

  1. (transitive, Pular) to decorate, engrave
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References

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  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Comparative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 128