ngë

Albanian

Particle

ngë (Sicily)

1. Alternative form of nuk
   • 1866, Demetrio Camarda, Appendice al saggio di Grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese, page 170:

     Νe γϳῖ dόρeν οὔ ’νdέενϳe, / Ἔ ζéμeρeν ’γκè γϳέενϳe, / Σὲ τὶ μ’ ἐ μόρε.

     [Në gji dorën u ndēnjë, / e zëmërën ngë gjēnjë, / se ti m'e more.]

     In the breast I stretch my hand, and I don't find the heart, because you took it from me.

References

• Meyer, G. (1891) “nɛngɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 304