ngamu

See also: ngămû

Gamilaraay

ngamu

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋamuŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋamun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋamu/

Noun

ngamu

1. breastmilk
2. breast
3. milk

References

• Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
• Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)

Guugu Yimidhirr

Etymology

From Proto-Paman *ngama ~ *ngamu, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ngama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋamu/

Noun

ngamu

1. mother

References

• Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
• Haviland, John B. 1979. ‘Guugu Yimidhirr Sketch Grammar’. R. M. W. Dixon, B. Blake (eds.) Handbook of Australian Languages, Vol I.

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋamuŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋamun.

Noun

ngamu

1. breast
2. milk