minya

See also: Minya

Bangi

Noun

minya

  1. urine

Gamilaraay

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *miñang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *miña.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miɲa/

Noun

minya

  1. what

References

  • Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 468–9
  • Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)‎[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, →ISBN

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi minya.

  1. urine

Noun

minya

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West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɲa/

Verb

minya

  1. (stative) to be cured
  2. (stative) to be healthy

Conjugation

Conjugation of minya (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person timinya miminya aminya
2nd person niminya fiminya
3rd person inanimate iminya diminya
animate maminya
imperative —, minya —, minya

References

  • James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[2], Pacific linguistics (as miɲa)