nhama
Gamilaraay edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nhama
References edit
- Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
- (2015). “Ma Gamilaraay”
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Ronga nyama, from Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.
Noun edit
nhama f (plural nhamas)
- (Mozambique) meat, edible animal
- 1930, Carlos Roma Machado de Faria e Maia, Recordações de Africa:
- [...] os dois caçadores flamantes, no meio de grande cantoria, a dançar, trazendo a nhama [...]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading edit
- “nhama” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.