ŋ⁵⁵
A'ou
editAlternative forms
edit- ŋ³⁵ (Hongfeng)
Noun
editŋ⁵⁵
- (Hongfeng) water
References
editPela
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Jingpho ngu (“to say; quotative particle”), possibly via Zaiwa ngvu. Compare with Lhao Vo ein꞉.
Verb
editŋ⁵⁵
- to say
- Synonym: ti̠³⁵
- to think (that), to consider (that)
- to be (thus)
- Synonym: ŋɔ̠t⁵⁵
- a³¹ su⁵⁵ a³¹ ŋ⁵⁵
- It is not like that.
Derived terms
edit- ŋ⁵⁵ jaŋ³¹ (“for; in order to”)
Etymology 2
editGrammaticalised from Etymology 1.
Particle
editŋ⁵⁵
- (used with a first person subject) quotative marker, similar to that in English
- ŋa⁵⁵ a³¹ nɔ̃⁵⁵ pji³¹.njɛ³¹ a⁵⁵ lauʔ⁵¹ ŋ⁵⁵.
- I thought that it was you who graduates.
Usage notes
editThe verb of utterance is usually omitted. For quotations from someone else other than the current speaker, kɛ³⁵ is used instead.
- pɛ̠⁵⁵ tʃuŋ⁵¹ kɛ³¹ ɔ⁵¹? ― What did you say?
- jɔ̃³¹ na̠u̠ŋ⁵⁵ lai³¹ nə̆ vŭ ka̠³⁵ kɛ³¹. ― They say that they are already coming.
References
edit- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)