ngmani2abbr. ngmain1to return, to come again, to come or go back (also away from the speaker, cf. pilim jam: always in the direction of the speaker)(Prov.) Fi ale seb nyiam fi ale zaan siuk ngman.You know water (e.g. of a river) when you go halfway and come back (e.g. when trying to cross a flooded river).2to die (restr., only used for small babies who may be reborn again; kpi v. is taboo for these children)(Prov.) Biliok dan ngmain alege wa ma a boro zung chong wa mawa le kpi.If a baby dies but his mother lives it is better than the mother’ death (lit. the mother dies).Biika ngmani ya.The child has died (lit. has returned to the beyond; cf. biika pilim jam the child has returned to his mother, i. e. has been reborn again).ngmani ngaangto get away fromNgmani wa ngaang.Get away from her.ngman adv.
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