ngatu

See also: ngã tư

Kimbundu

Ngatu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese gato.

Noun

ngatu class 9 (plural jingatu)

1. cat

References

• Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “ngatu”, in Dicionário Kimbundu-Português: Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico e Corográfico [Kimbundu–Portuguese Dictionary: Linguistic, Botanic, Historical and Chorographic] (in Portuguese), Luanda: Argente, Santos & C.^a, L.^da, page 40
• Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 122

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋa.ˈtu/, [ŋa.ˈtu]

Noun

ngatu

1. phase; interval; stage