nhama

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nama/

Pronoun

nhama

1. that

References

• Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
• (2015). “Ma Gamilaraay”

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ronga nyama, from Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

nhama f (plural nhamas)

1. (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

• “nhama” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.