ngata

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See also: ŋata

Bikol Central[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋataʔ/, [ˈŋa.taʔ]
  • Hyphenation: nga‧ta

Adverb[edit]

ngatà (Basahan spelling ᜅᜆ)

  1. Alternative form of nata

Iriga Bicolano[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ngatà

  1. (interrogative) why
    Synonym: taono

Lindu[edit]

Noun[edit]

ngata

  1. village; town; city

Sotho[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ngata

  1. many

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ngatà

  1. (interrogative) why

Tongan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Maori ngata, Samoan gata and Niuean gata, from Proto-Polynesian *ŋata, earlier *ŋʷata, from Proto-Oceanic *mwata (snake) (compare Fijian gata, Western Fijian ŋwata).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ngata

  1. snake
  2. serpent

Zacatepec Chatino[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ngata

  1. black