-nga
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Maori[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-nga
- Nominalizing suffix used to form derivate nouns.
- a passive ending (used with only a few verbs ending in 'ai')
Usage notes[edit]
Commonly used with verbs that do not take a direct object and take the passive ending -a and -na, statives and adjectives. These nouns usually mean the place or the time of the verb's action.