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ǹná

[ŋ̀.nã́]

noun

LanguageNupe (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. mother
  2. term of respect for an older woman or female relative
  3. A word for a female parent. It is also used to show respect to older women or female relatives.
Examples

Ǹná yè báyì.

Mother is coming.

Pronunciationŋ̀.nã́

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed as both a title and a kinship term.

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ǹná in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.