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It was while reading this comic that I finally understood that "nya" is the Japanese equivalent to "meow".
Goman means 50,000, in case anyone else was curious.
It's goma-nyan not goman-ya, innit?
She probably calls the cat ごま cos it's black like black sesame
The cat's name is Gomanosuke (胡麻の助), and I think you're right about the origin. :) The full page shows them calling him this in context.