ngak

Klamath-Modoc

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Noun

ngak

1. turtle

References

• Klamath Tribes Language Project

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ŋ aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

ngak

1. I (emphatic)

Wik-Mungkan

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

ngak

1. water

References

• Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, page 502 (also published in Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, 2004, →ISBN

Wik-Ngathana

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku.

Noun

ngak

1. water

References

• Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, page 502 (also published in Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, 2004, →ISBN