nga-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"

Ternate

Pronoun

nga- (Jawi ڠ-)

1. first-person plural inclusive possessive prefix, our

   Synonym: na-

2. (human) third-person plural possessive prefix, their

   Synonym: na-

See also

Ternate personal pronouns

	independent			subject proclitic		possessive
	Informal	Formal
1st person singular	ngori	fangarem, fajaruf		to		ri
2nd person singular	ngana	ngoni, jou ngoni		no		ni
3rd person singular	unam, minaf			om, mof, inh		im, mif, manh
1st person plural inclusive	ngone			fo		na, nga
1st person plural exclusive	ngomi	fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1		mi		mi, mia
2nd person plural	ngoni			ni		na, nia
3rd person plural	anah, enanh			ih, nh, yoh, †, yanh, †		nah, ngah, manh

• unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
• m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
• 1 - for mixed-gender groups
• † - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Preposition

nga-

1. with, by means of
2. by

Zulu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɡa/

Preposition

nga-

1. with, by means of
2. through, via
3. at, in, on (a time, moment, day etc)
4. by, before (a time)
5. by, near, around
6. about, concerning
7. per, for each

   amakhilomitha ngehora

   kilometres per hour

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɡa/

Prefix

nga-

1. not

Usage notes

Used in the participial mood and subjunctive mood, as well as in relative constructions.

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nga-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nga-”