Chuukese

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Adjective

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ngau

  1. Alternative spelling of ngaw (bad)

Iu Mien

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Noun

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ngau 

  1. hook

Lashi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋəw. Cognates include Burmese ငို (ngui) and Tibetan ངུ་བ (ngu ba).

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Verb

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ngau

  1. to cry

References

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  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Palauan

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Etymology

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From Pre-Palauan *ŋ awi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

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Noun

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ngau

  1. fire (for cooking)

Inflection

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Antonyms

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  • seseb (fire (not for cooking))

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • Kaufman, Daniel (2012) “Origins of Palauan Intrusive Velar Nasals”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 51, number 1, pages 18-32
  • ngau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • ngau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • ngau in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 210.

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ngau

  1. (transitive) to bite

References

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  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[2], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29