ngis

See also: NGIs

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋaj (“small, child”).

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /ŋi˧˩/
• (Lianghe) [ŋɛ⁵⁵]
• (Longchuan) [nʲi⁵⁵]
• (Luxi) [ŋəi³¹]
• (Xiandao) [ɲɛ⁵¹]

Adjective

ngis

1. small

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, page 89