nge

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nge"

Translingual

Symbol

nge

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ngemba.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ngemba terms

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ngae

Etymology

From dialectal ngae, from Proto-Albanian *en-gadā, with the latter from Proto-Indo-European *gʰodʰ-o-s, from *gʰedʰ- (“to unite; join; suit”), cognate with Proto-Slavic *godъ (“time, year”).

Noun

nge f (definite ngeja)

1. time, leisure, chance, opportunity

Annobonese

Noun

nge

1. person

References

• Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith, editors (1994), Pidgins and Creoles: an introduction (in Annobonese)
• John H. McWhorter (2005) Defining Creole (in Annobonese)

Fula

Suffix

nge

1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including bovines and the sun

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Article

nge

1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun)

   nagge nge ― the cow

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Determiner

nge

1. (used in indicating something)

   nge nagge ― this/that cow

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Japanese

Romanization

nge

1. Rōmaji transcription of け゚
2. Rōmaji transcription of ケ゚

Mapudungun

Noun

nge (Unified spelling)

1. (anatomy) eye
2. (anatomy) face

Synonyms

• (face) ange

Swahili

nge

Alternative forms

• ng'ge

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

nge class IX (plural nge class X)

1. scorpion