Other Important Words
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1. The and that (ngara)
2. Now and here (ngari)
3. And (nga)
4. No (wala and ngudha)
5. Yes (gaylia and wayil)
6. Thing (yaani)
1. The and that (ngara)
The word ngara means the or that. It is commonly used and relates to at tangible object. It mainly (but not always) relates to a noun phrase. It can be used in any position within a sentence but usually comes after the noun, and acts more like a suffix than a free-form word. The word ngara-ra means those.
2. Now and here (ngari)
The word ngari means now or here. It tends to act as an adverb for a verb, to indicate the nowness and hereness. It is similar to the suffix -nji.
3. And (nga)
The word nga means and. It is always used as a joining word between two nouns. It is not commonly used, and is not needed.
4. No (wala and ngudha)
The word wala means no. The word ngudha means unable / inability to. Both wala and ngudha occur before a verb.
5. Yes (gaylia and wayil)
The word gaylia means yes. The word wayil means definitely / absolutely yes. Wayil can be emphasised by using ngari with it, to mean all the time / long time.