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Name 202384

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Name
Jeria
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps deriving from ⳝⲉⲣ-, 'tribe', or cognate with the Nobiin ⳝⲉⲣ, 'back'.
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Name 202385

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Name
Joassi
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps ⳝⲟⲗ-, ⳝⲱⲗ-, 'only, mere; pious' + ⲁⲥⲥⲉ-, 'water' + -ⲓ = 'the only water' or 'the pious water'?
Literature
NOM 4, no. 30c
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Name 202387

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Name
Jounsea
Gender
female
Structure
compound?
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⳝⲟⲩⲛ-, 'to be a baby + -ⲥⲉ (unknown) + -ⲁ.
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Name 202388

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Name
Joujil
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⳝⲟⲩⳝⲣ̄-, 'to go, proceed' + -ⲗ = 'going, proceeding'.
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common word: participle
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Name 202389

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Name
Ja‘fara
Gender
female
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Semitic: Arabic
Origin
foreign
Etymology
Meaning: 'river' (جعفرة) or 'lamb' (جفرة).
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Name 202393

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Name
Ngal
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⳟⲁⲗ-, 'son'.
Literature
NOM 4, no. 24j
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common word: noun
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Name 202396

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Name
Ngai
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
The name appears to be Nubian, but its etymology is unknown.
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Name 202397

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Name
Sedemal
Gender
unknown
Structure
unknown
Type
unknown
Genealogy
unknown
Origin
unknown
Etymology
Meaning and origin unknown.
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Name 202398

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Name
Ngap
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⳟⲁⲡ-, 'gold'.
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common word: noun
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Name 202399

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Name
Ngapinata
Gender
male
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⳟⲁⲡ-, 'gold' + -ⲛ (genitive) + ⲁⲧⲁ (unknown) = '... of gold'.
Literature
NOM 5, no. 1
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Name 202400

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Name
Ngapre
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: most probably cognate with the Nobiin ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲓ, 'corn, grain', or ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲓ, 'beautiful, nice'.
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Name 202405

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Name
Ngashan Shaukadi
Gender
unknown
Structure
compound
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⳟⲁϣ-, official title + -ⲁ + -ⲛ (genitive) + ϣⲁⲩⲕⲁⲇⲓ, possibly cognate with the Nobiin ϣⲟⲩⲕ-ⲁⲇ, 'laundry'. Note that ⳟⲁϣⲁ is a parallel construction to ⲥⲟⳟⲟⳝⲁ.
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