muwaj

Word Class: AnaWu

name

Other information:

Notes: 72.2.5, 82.1.7, 80.1.4. Occurs more often as NCder-muwaj. Nonhuman forms listed by noun class are Na 101.3.7; Ngarra 2.1.1, 65.15.4, 167.3.3; Ana 69.8.5, 106.4.5, 162.18.6; Mana 31.3.4, 123.1.1, 166.6.3; Warra 3.8.3, 88.1.4, 167.10.3. HumSg: MSg ni-muwa-jung 8.2.4, 15.1.2, 167.11.3; FSg ngarri-muwa-jung 29.7.3. Pl: umuu-'-muwaj 17.10.3, 167.11.2. Ex: yangi-nyung nagang na-ni-muwa-jung What is your(MSg) name? ; Ex: ngaya X na-ni-muwa-jung My name is X . Fact: =muwaj-ga- VTrA1 to give a name to (person). (rare) Usual verb to name, to call (by name) : =maya- (also to sing ; most names are taken from songs).