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PSB*-ŋansuffix indicating number for personsadda-ŋanone personpira-ŋanhow many persons?annum-aŋansix personsABdua-ŋantwo personsCSda-ŋaneachIB.9daŋanone person
PSB*ŋehattree sp, grows on sandy foreshoresŋehattree sp. growing on sandy foreshoresCSSSŋeaʔtree sp. growing on sandy foreshoresIB
ŋeuk1squawk; mewŋuek
PSB*ŋərrascreamŋellasound of monkeysYKŋərascreamNBbəŋəranscream at each otherNB
ŋinaywhy, for what purpose?inay
PSL*ŋuekfr. var.ŋeuk2squawk; mewŋoekemit a squeakYKŋoekmewSSŋoekmew; squeak; small cry of babyJMkeok ~eok (< ŋeok)squawkCSŋuik ~ŋiuksquawk, of chickenJMgiyaksquawkAB
PSB*ŋuraʔyoung; immatureondeʔ-ondeʔ ŋulaʔnewborn childCSŋuaʔimmature, of fruitJMŋuraʔ ~ŋurayoungIB