ngis

See also: NGIs

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaj (“small, child”).

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /ŋi˧˩/
  • (Lianghe) [ŋɛ⁵⁵]
  • (Longchuan) [nʲi⁵⁵]
  • (Luxi) [ŋəi³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [ɲɛ⁵¹]

Adjective

ngis

  1. small

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 89
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