ngamu

From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋamuŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋamun.

• IPA^(key): /ŋamu/

ngamu

1. breastmilk
2. breast
3. milk

• Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 488–9
• Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)‎^[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, →ISBN

From Proto-Paman *ngama ~ *ngamu, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ngama.

• IPA^(key): /ŋamu/

ngamu

1. mother

• Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 486–7
• Haviland, John B. 1979. ‘Guugu Yimidhirr Sketch Grammar’. R. M. W. Dixon, B. Blake (eds.) Handbook of Australian Languages, Vol I.

• amu
• amo
• ngamo

From nga +‎ mu. Compare Tagalog 'ka mo.

• Hyphenation: nga‧mu

ngamu

1. (informal) said (by you) sentence-final particle used to emphasize a point.

   Munta ka ngamu.

   You said, you're coming.

   Mapilang ngamo.

   You asked, "How many?"

From Proto-Central New South Wales *ŋamuŋ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ŋamun.

ngamu

1. breast
2. milk