Nharangga Word

madda

English Word

knee

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
noun
body
Word Categories
Body
knee
Main Sentence English
head, shoulders, knees and toes.

Definition/Cultural Note

- Nharangga appears to have another word for knee. In old Nharangga, madda may have meant kneecap (supported by related language records).- people now use madda as the general word.

Different ways of saying this word
matta (possibly marta or matha)