ngali

Bandjalang

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.

Noun

ngali

1. we

Gamilaraay

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋali, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋali/

Pronoun

ngali

1. We two (first person dual pronoun)

References

• 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)

Guugu Yimidhirr

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋali/

Pronoun

ngali

1. We two, you and I (first person dual inclusive pronoun)

Usage notes

Most modern speakers no longer make a distinction between inclusive and exclusive pronouns, instead using ngali for both "you and I" and "he/she and I".

References

• 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.

Maguindanao

Noun

ngali

1. (anatomy) mouth

Martuthunira

Etymology

From Proto-Ngayarda *ŋali, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋali/

Pronoun

ngali

1. We two, you and I (first person dual inclusive pronoun)

References

• 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)
• Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.

Pitjantjatjara

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈŋɐlɪ]

Pronoun

ngali (first person dual, accusative ngalinya, possessive/purposive ngalimpa, locative ngalila)

1. we two

Related terms

Pitjantjatjara personal pronouns (nominative case)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
First person	ngayulu (I) Bound form: -ṉa	ngali (we two) Bound form: -li	nganaṉa (we, more than two) Bound form: -la
Second person	nyuntu (you) Bound form: -n	nyupali (you two)	nyura (you, more than two)
Third person	paluṟu (he/she/it)	pula (they two)	tjana (they, more than two) Bound form: -ya