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na (var. ne-, no-, Ug. ne) prep. for, to (someone).

ná see ína.

nâ (Arch. inâ) adv. there.

náam intj. yes. syn. aí, ayúwa.

naâs n. copper.

nába v.t. announce. Nába na anâs kalamâ dé. Announce the issues to the people.

nâdé (var. dâdé) det. that, those. pron. that, those.

nadí v.t. call. Án-nad-úo ma ída. I beckoned him. Gí-nad-úmon sunú? What are they called?

náfas(u) v.i. breathe. K-ěna rúa náfas bára. Let’s go out to have some air.

náfatu (var. nófotu) v.t. reduce. v.i. survive. Úo náfatu min mútu. He recovered from a deadly sickness.

náfsi pron. self. ásalu náfsi taí ask myself.

nahâr n. day(time).

na(h)âs n. copper.

naí adv. for me (= na ána).

Nairóbi n. Nairobi city (in Kenya).

nǎmna n. kind, way (of doing).

námnam n. pimple.

nanâs Sw. n. pineapple.

nángu v.t. beseech.

nâr n. fire. bakan nâr fireplace.

nǎré adv. today.

nas associative plural marker. nas Yakûb Yakub’s, Yakub and his accompanies. nas úmon they, them. nas bágara cattles, livestock.

Nasára n. Europeans.

názi Sw. n. coconut.

ndízi n. banana. syn. bogoya, lobolo, mémvu.

ndala n. sandals (worn by women). syn. nyilâ.

ndóo Sw. n. bucket.

nebî n. prophet.

nedîf adj. clean, clear. Rutan Núbi tô nedîf záid. His Nubi is very clear. nédifu v.t. clean.

negî adj. clever.

něki adv. for you (= ne-íta).

nengerê see lengerê.

nénzil v.t. put down. nénzil fáil download a file. v.i. go down, come down. mátara gí-nénzil it is raining.

nesíba n. father-in-law. syn. abu rági.

nesítu v.t. forget. Ána nesítu dugu ne-íta símu. I forgot to call you.

ngérem adj. greedy.

ńgílíńgílí n. bell. syn. kengéle.

ńgúlúńgúlú adj. round. samaga ńgúlúńgúlú fish ball.

-ní (with deletion of the final vowel of a verb) pron. (for) me (= naí, na ána). selem-ní greet me (= sélem na ána, sélem naí). jib-ní bring me (= jíbu na ána). wed-ní give me (= wedí na ána). gat-ní split (e.g. some bread) for me (= gáta na ána).

nía n. intention, will.

nikâ n. nikah, marriage contract (on the Islamic tradition).

nímir¹ n. leopard.

nímir² n. ant. nimir silimân soldier ant.

Nímúlé (var. Nímule) n. Nimule (a South Sudanese town on the Ugandan border).

nis(h)âb n. arrow.

nítin adj. fool. syn. abelú, awîr, bang’bang’, keshîm.

nófotu see náfatu.

nóngus v.i. decrease.

ntulege Ga. n. zebra.

Núbi n. Nubi person (pl. Nubía, Nubiâ), Nubi ethnic group. rutan-Núbi Nubi language.

nûm v.i. sleep. Ó-nûm. He is asleep. nûm n. sleep.

nuswân see mária.

nútu v.t. skip. v.i. jump.

nyagwá n. amaranthus (leaf).

nyákam(u) v.t. rob. nyakáma n. robbing.

nyalamá n. gap in the teeth (Arua dialect). syn. fálaja.

nyangár(a)tu n. nose.

nyánya n. tomato. syn. tamáta. nyanya mbíró oil palm fruit.

nyékém n. chin. syn. godûm.

nyer(e)kû (pl. -ân, nyer(e)kukâ, yâl, yalâ) n. child.

n(y)ilâ n. sandals (worn by men). syn. ndala.

nyírínyírí adj. tiny.

nyongoro adj. ugly. mária nyongoro ugly woman.

nyonyó n. nipples.