nigararij

Word Class: NAdj

man>s status with respect to the rituals and countries of his mother>s mother>s brother>s (gaagu) clan

Other information:

Notes: HumSg: nigarari-jung. 49.1.3ff. Etym: Conceivably a derivative with niG- MSg prefix and a NAdj form in -j based on araa- ri absent (rdp), since a man s ritual status toward MoMoBr s clan is activated chiefly when men who are junggayi (q.v.) to that clan are unavailable; the form araa- ri is juxtaposed to nigararij in the text cited in a fashion suggesting a synchronic connection.