ngani

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ŋani. Compare Cebuano gani.

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋaniʔ/ [ˈŋa.n̪iʔ]
• Hyphenation: nga‧ni

nganì (Basahan spelling ᜅᜈᜒ)

1. A particle used to soften a command.

   Tama na ngani.

   That's enough, already.

2. A particle used to indicate affirmation.

   Gusto niya nganing mag-iba.

   He really wants to join.

3. A particle used to indicate relief.

   Marhay ngani ta naabotan mo pa.

   It's good that you caught up.

From Proto-Philippine *ŋani.

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋani/ [ˈŋɐ.ni]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: nga‧ni

ngani (Hanunoo spelling ᜥᜨᜲ)

1. indeed

   Mayad inda unman aw? Mayad ngani!

   This is alright, isn't it? Yes indeed!

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 200
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ŋani”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

-nganí

1. (interrogative) how much, how many

From Proto-Philippine *ŋani. Compare Remontado Agta ngani, Bikol Central ngani, and Cebuano gani.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈŋaniʔ/ [ˈŋaː.n̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aniʔ
• Syllabification: nga‧ni

nganì (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜈᜒ) (now dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog)

1. Used to indicate something as true: indeed; really

   Near-synonym: nga

   Hanggang ngay-on ngani ay di ko alam kung ako baga ay nananag-inip.

   Even really up to now, I do not know if I am dreaming.

   • 1704, Gaspar Aquino de Belen, “Aral”, in Passion ni Iesu Christong Panginoon natin:

     Maganda'y ang magkakasakit dito na ngani tumangis nang kusang di pinipilit, kung sa Diyos idarangpit, doon luluag sa langit.

     What's good is that ones who would be ill, here indeed they weep with a will not forced, if to God you shall ask, there in heaven shall be free.

nganì (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜈᜒ) (now dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog)

1. indeed; truly

   Synonym: mandin

• The word ngani has a greater degree and more appropriate in providing reasons than nga.
• Its usage has recently found resurgence among speakers outside Southern Luzon.

• “ngani”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “ngani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 865.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 252: “Deuerdad) Ng̃ani (pp) adver)”
  • page 616: “Zierto) Ng̃ani (pp) adver)”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ŋani”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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