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ng

I. grapheme

1. ng
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Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Complex grapheme for single sound of velar nasal. Extremely common in Rama but often missed by second language learners who simplify it to dental alveolar 'n'.

ngaaba

I. N

1. remains

2. food leftover

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Leftovers are rare! Everything gets eaten unless you save it on purpose for another meal.

ngaabang

I. N

1. artef.,food,plant Unidentified tall aloe-looking plant
Pictures/Imagenes:

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Formerly used to make a strong thread for sewing, weaving hammocks, nets,, rope. A few still know how to make it. The individual long stems are braced against a tree, and the the long meaty "leaves" are scraped with a kiskis to peel out the "thread." Can be eaten, but it is sour.
  • Léxica:
    Also ngabang

ngaaksi

No hay definicion(es)

ngaan

I. N

1. plant sawdust

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Minimal pair with 'ngaang' (bed).

ngaang

I. N

1. artef.,house bed
Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:
  • Tuula uuk nsuangtki. Ikaat ngaang yunsuparki. Yuuk nsuangtki baul isii nsuungi.
    We cut the rawa tree and we make beds with it. The bark we cut and we make it like a bowl.
  • aisting maing ngaang skwarka
    Get up from your bed!

Pictures/Imagenes:

2. artef.,house tapesco

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Minimal pair with 'ngaan' (sawdust).

ngaangka

I. ADJ

1. measuring light

ngaang kaat

I. N

1. artef.,house bed leg

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngaang kaat
bed leg

ngaanguk

I. N

1. artef. money

ngaang uruk

I. N

1. artef.,house,plant tapesco

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngaang uruk
bed top

ngaansa

I. N

1. plant flood debris

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    With the rainy season come floods, when all kinds of logs and other debris clog up the rivers and streams. Unfortunately, as of 2009, this has included more "city trash" in the form of plastic bottles and bags, foil wrappers, etc., as there are more peope living upstream, and more people generating trash which is simply tossed.

ngaarak

I. QUANT

1. measuring plenty

2. measuring many

3. measuring lots of

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Makes a quasi-minimal pair with 'ngaraak' (macaw).

ngaarakba

No hay definicion(es)

ngaas

No hay definicion(es)

Ngabang Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Silkgrass Island

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngabang ipang
Unidentified tall aloe-looking plant

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Near Monkey Point. People fish there.
    Cerca de Monkey Point. Allá van a pescar.

ngabang sinsin

I. N

1. dom.,plant,tree unidentified tree

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    this is the smallish tree they prefer to use to hold up the ngabang when scraping it with a kiskis to make thread.
  • Léxica:
    ngaabang

ngabang uup taara

I. N

1. plant big silkgrass

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngabang uup taara
Unidentified tall aloe-looking plant fruit big

ngabang uup tiiskiba

I. N

1. plant small silkgrass

ngabuk

I. N

1. health blister

ngakak

No hay definicion(es)

ngakba

I. ADV

1. time middle day

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    See 'nuunik ngakba itingi' (it's middle day).

ngalaali

I. N

1. animal,food,health honey

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    When they find it, they cut it and they eat it if it is sweet. They try to smoke the bees out not to be stung. It is a treat traditionally. There are several categories of honey from sour to more sweet. Some are used in bush medicine/medication, for example honey with lime for asthma. Particularly important as sweetener before sugar.

ngalaaliis

I. N

1. animal,body,insect beeswax , [ESP] Cera de abejas
Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:
  • Ngalaaliis maliima sauk ariira yuanangaiskama.
    The wax is good to tie the fishing line with it.

Composicion:

Compounds
Morfemas
ngalaali is
honey wax

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Used traditionally in the fabrication of hunting and fishing instruments, used like a glue.

ngalaali tran

I. N

1. honey glue

2. animal honey comb

ngalaali uut

I. N

1. animal,insect honey bee
Ejemplo de Frase-Phrase example:
  • Ngalaali tran kat aap su nsut sungi. Ngalaali uut sabii nganaksu tauki itran aap su.
    We see the honey pipe (hive) on the tree. The bees fly straight and get in through the pipe.

ngalaali uut supkaaba

No hay definicion(es)

ngalaali yirii

I. N

1. animal,body,food honey juice

Composicion:

expression

ngalang

I. N

1. animal,bird currassow

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Traditionally its feathered wing can be used as a fire fan ('kangkangup'). It is a turkey sized bird highly prized for its meat, lives up creeks and rivers and is very rare now.

Ngalang Arii

I. PN

1. toponomy,water Curassow Creek

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngalang arii
currassow creek

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Curassow Creek. In Rio Kukra. On the beach below Punta Gorda.
  • Gramatical:
    Long form 'arii' after consonant final noun.

Ngalang Ngurii

I. PN

1. toponomy,water Curassow Creek

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngalang ngurii
currassow hole

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Curassow Harbor
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