[ɑŋwɑtkiː]
barren woman (woman unable to bear children); woman permitted to play a male role in a 'singsing' ritual masked dance Baining, Qaqet – 6,400 speakers – Papua New Guinea (East New Britain) This word consists of angwat (man) with -ki (feminine suffix). Normally, it would be angwat-ka with the masculine suffix. More about Baining. Source: Gail Pool, “Lost Among the Baining” (U of Missouri Press, 2015), p. 137 Credit: Jonathan Pool Comments are closed.
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