nganhi

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Guugu Yimidhirr

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Etymology

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From Proto-Paman *ngañi, from Proto-Pama-Maric *ngaña, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ngañi ~ *ngaña.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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nganhi

  1. me: first person singular accusative pronoun

References

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  • 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.