ngai
Britishprefix
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Origin of ngai
Māori
Example Sentences
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"It's truly touching," said Stone Ngai, 38, one of the organisers of an impromptu aid station.
From Barron's
The government said the most severe impacts had been observed in five provinces - Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, and Lam Dong - clustered in south and south-central Vietnam.
From BBC
Ngai is the Yautja word for ‘no,’ so nga occurs in any word that has a negative element in it, like “nobody.”
From Los Angeles Times
Ngai notes that proponents of the INS operation often spoke of migrants in demeaning terms.
From Salon
One U.S. labor official, according to Ngai, reported that 88 deportees died of heat exhaustion or sunstroke in July of 1955 after being dropped off in the border city of Mexicali in 112°F July heat.
From Salon
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