-gaLa=wa-

Word Class: VTrNga3

to eat shit (in expressions meaning oops! or excuse me! )

Other information:

Notes: Regular forms are ngunu-ga`a and ngana-ga`a=wa-ng (lSg/lPl->2Pl) in sense excuse me! , with first syllable of prefix often omitted (nu-ga`a=wa-ng). Ex: ngaa= jarrga-yn nu-ga`a=wa-ng Oops! I missed it! . literal gloss with shit not clear from form, based on analogy to more common synonym -gi=wa- (below).