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ǹnági

[ŋ̀.nã́.ɡī]

noun

LanguageNupe (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)
  2. A term of endearment or respect for a woman
  3. maternal aunt
  4. The sister of one's mother; it is also used as a polite way to address or refer to an older woman.
Examples

ǹnági ànì kò.

My maternal aunt is over there.

Pronunciationŋ̀.nã́.ɡī

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteOften used to show respect to women who are not family members as well.

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ǹnági in other languages

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