See also: ngúlu

Gamilaraay

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ngulu

Etymology

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From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋuluŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋu(r)lu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ngulu

  1. face, forehead

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)
  • Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)

Kimbundu

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Jingulu

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀dʊ̀bè.

Noun

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ngulu (plural jingulu)

  1. pig, pork
  2. (figurative) glutton

References

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  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 46
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 124

Kituba

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Noun

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ngulu

  1. pig

Kongo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀dʊ̀bè.

Noun

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ngulu class 9

  1. pig

Ngiyambaa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋuluŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋu(r)lu.

Noun

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ngulu

  1. face, forehead

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)

Nyishi

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Etymology

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From ngo (I) +‎ -lu (plural suffix in pronouns).

Pronoun

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ngulu

  1. we

References

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  • P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors