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ngesnges
/ŋɔsŋɔs/
v_rt.
“whine”
 
vi.
for a dog (egngesnges, migngesnges/in-ngesnges, agent, eg><ø-)
Data Qual: Is the dog happy or sad when making this noise? whine is a sad word, but in the example below, a dog is usually happy to meet someone?
to whine
Egngesnges en iya ka asu ne egsinug-ung keddì.
The dog is whining upon meeting me.
Eng. whine, to
OCM: Ethnozoology (825)
DDP: Animal sounds (1.6.4.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME,NJK,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 28/May/2019