Contionary:uwgaga

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Knrawi

Etymology

Reduplication of uwga

Pronunciation

⫽ʊ˥ʍŋaŋa⫽

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʊ˥ʍŋʷɔŋɛ]
  • (Royal) IPA(key): [ʊ˥χʷŋəŋə]
  • (Urban Anajrn) IPA(key): [ʊ˥hʷŋʷɒŋɒ]
  • (Ufhewat) IPA(key): [u˥ŋˀəŋə]
  • (Zjiiama) IPA(key): [u˥xʷŋəŋə]

Noun

uwgaga

  1. dangerous animal, monster
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uwgaga inflection
SG PL/INDEF
SGV PTV SGV PTV
GEN GEN GEN GEN
NOM/DAT uwgágag uwgâgag uwgágari uwgâgari uwgàgag uwgâgag* uwgàgari uwgâgari*
ACC uwgaga ûwgaga ziuwgaga zîuwgaga ùwgaga ûwgaga* zìuwgaga zîuwgaga*
LOC sg uwgágag sĝ uwgâgag sr uwgágari sr̂ uwgâgari sg̀ uwgàgag sĝ uwgâgag* sr̀ uwgàgari sr̂ uwgâgari*
*low falling tone in some regions

Descendants

  • Central Isles Creole: uŋ'òn
  • Soc'ul': uñ'ueñe