ngani

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ŋani. Compare Cebuano gani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋaniʔ/ [ˈŋa.n̪iʔ]
• Hyphenation: nga‧ni

Particle

nganì (Basahan spelling ᜅᜈᜒ)

1. A particle used to soften a command.

   Tama na ngani.

   That's enough, already.

2. A particle used to indicate affirmation.

   Gusto niya nganing mag-iba.

   He really wants to join.

3. A particle used to indicate relief.

   Marhay ngani ta naabotan mo pa.

   It's good that you caught up.

Shona

Adjective

-nganí

1. (interrogative) how much, how many

Inflection

Inflected forms of -nganí

plural only
Class 2		vanganí
Class 4		minganí
Class 6		manganí
Class 8		zvinganí
Class 10		nganí
Class 13		tunganí

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ŋani. Compare Bikol Central ngani and Cebuano gani.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈŋaniʔ/ [ˈŋaː.n̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aniʔ
• Syllabification: nga‧ni

Adverb

nganì (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜈᜒ) (now dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog)

1. Used to indicate something as true: indeed; really

   Synonym: nga

   Hanggang ngay-on ngani ay di ko alam kung ako baga ay nananag-inip.

   Even really up to now, I do not know if I am dreaming.

   • 1704, Gaspar Aquino de Belen, “Aral”, in Passion ni Iesu Christong Panginoon natin:

     Maganda'y ang magkakasakit dito na ngani tumangis nang kusang di pinipilit, kung sa Diyos idarangpit, doon luluag sa langit.

     What's good is that ones who would be ill, here indeed they weep with a will not forced, if to God you shall ask, there in heaven shall be free.

Interjection

nganì (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜈᜒ) (now dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog)

1. indeed; truly

   Synonym: mandin

Usage notes

• The word ngani has a greater degree, and more appropriate in providing reasons than nga.

Further reading

• “ngani” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “ngani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 865.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[4], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 252: “Deuerdad) Ng̃ani (pp) adver)”
  • page 616: “Zierto) Ng̃ani (pp) adver)”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ŋani”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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