Nharangga Word

Minladan

English Word

Minlaton, or a place where good, sweet water is/was available

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
noun
place name
Word Categories
Place names
minlaton

Definition/Cultural Note

- a well of fresh water in the area was known by the Nharangga as Minlagawi. The word Minlaton (with the English suffix ton town) probably came from this.- Cockburn (in Whats in a name?) claims that minla by itself means fresh or sweet. This does not match the words in Nharangga sources. It could be a description of the well water, rather than the literal meaning of the word.

Different ways of saying this word
Minlatan