Ngan'gi Dictionary

Nicholas John Reid; P M McTaggart

Ngan'gi Dictionary

Nicholas John Reid
, P M McTaggart

School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

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Ngan'gi is a language spoken in the Daly River region of Australia's Northern Territory. Its homeland stretches from the Wingate Mountain range westwards towards Papangala. Its main varieties, known as Ngan'gikurungurr and Ngen'giwumirri, can mostly be heard in the communities of Nauiyu and Peppimentarti. This is the first detailed dictionary of Ngan'gi, and some of its special features include: • a main Ngan'gi > English section with over 5,000 headwords • a detailed alphabetised English > Ngan'gi finder list • a detailed semantic domain English > Ngan'gi finder list • full tables of finite verb inflections • a guide to Ngan'gi sounds, pronunciation, and writing • a guide to Ngan'gi grammar

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Armidale, Australia
Publisher	Australian Linguistics Press
Number of pages	345
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	0980471303, 9780980471304
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Linguistic Structures (incl Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)

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