Word Class: Mana
(solid) fat
Notes: (ma-ngaj) NcAna0 (quite rare), or NAdj, 95.8.1/4, 98.3.6, 163.5/6 (these exx. all Mana), 143.3.6 (doubtful ex. as Ana class), 106.5.5 (alternating with u-ngaj). Mult: (w1)arra-mangaj. 143.1.6. NCder-mangaj Nc. 109.3.2 in form (an-)u-mangaj, attested without class prefix as wu-mangaj 109.3.2. (This attesteation, however, could be reanalysed as wu=mangaj it is fat .) HumSg: manga-jung. Pl: manga-mangaj. Meaning: generally stresses succulent nature of fat or edible substances of similar consistency, generally a positive expression. Form seems ambiguous as to analysis with root as mangaj, and analysis with root as -ngaj Nc/Pref (q.v.). Cf. lhanggu. Types of ray fat: muun, minhaarri, midhigi][a. Types of dugong, turtle, and other animals fat: magali, -mawaru-, ma`ijba.