ggal

Naxi headword · 纳西语词条 — all entries

ggal [ɡɑ⁵⁵]ptcl

ENsentence-final question word that can express a real question or not, but often includes a degree of surprise; Could it be…?

中文吗，哪，啊（疑问词）; 难道……吗

Linguistic detail

Dialect	COM
Part of speech	ptcl

Tee sal keel me neiq ye, shee keel ggal?
He isn't breathing. Is (he) dead?
他不呼吸了，是不是死了？

Wu hopeil jjaiq ddeebeil haiq bel ceeq ye ggal.
You've bought so many vegetables?!
你买了这么多菜呐！

Pinson, Latasha. Naxi Dictionary. Webonary.org. SIL International. https://www.webonary.org/naxi/

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