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ngaji
a word from vocabulary
Gurindji
by
Patrick McConvell
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Word form
ngaji
LWT meaning(s)
the father
the father's brother
the god
Word meaning
father, father’s brother, god
Comments on word
God Term introduced by missionaries in C20.
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Gloss
Etymologically *ngapu F +-ji kinship suffix
Age
Early Gurindji [31] (1000–1500)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
2. probably borrowed
Comments
<*ngawiji Kinship suffix -ji; lack of j lenition points to reverse lenition borrowing. Cognate ngapu also used as address term in Gurindji
Source words
ngawi
'father'
Jaru
Effect
No information
Salience
No information
Contact situation
Jaru contact [31]
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