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-nu(root), five (cf. banu, nganu etc.)
nu-noah hnu-noanimedicine that makes many people talk about you (your good and bad deeds) Nurma a de ká nu-noa dila nying ate ba biisi wa wie alege wa kan nigi.The man ate nu-noa medicine, therefore they (people) speak about his deeds, but he does not care.nu-noai
nubinɥbinubniniima, (rarer:) nuba or nub(i)safemale, she- (cf. also sari and opp. duok, diak)N suoku diem yigi naa-nubi da.Yesterday my brother sold a (female) cow.po-nubi [l l m]young woman (newly-married)naa-nubi [h h h], pl. naa-niima [h m m](female) cowCf. also: loelik (loeli-nubi) n., namuning (namun-nubi) and other musical intruments; nganub n.
nuensirinɥe:nsiri l m mnuensini [l l m]nuensa or nuesa [nɥe:sa; l l]nuesiri, abbr. nuensi or nuesi [l m]sandal, shoe, footwear(Prov.) Ba kan so nuensa a jue tiib-oa.They do not put on shoes to climb a tree.nuensi-kogli [l l m m] (sing. rare), pl. nuensi-kogla [l l m m] (mod.)shoes with high heelsmoatika (motor car) nuensa [h h l l l]sandals made from car tyresnuensi (na)footariding boots (syn. nafoota n.pl.)
nakarik n.
moatika nuensa
nueng samboluknɥe:ŋsambɔluk; l m l lmnueng (nuoong) samboluku [l m l l m]nueng (nuoong) sambolita [l m l l l]nuoong samboluk [l m l lm]small non-poisonous animal (remote resemblance to a scorpion (nuoong) or a centipede; its bites do not hurt very much and are harmless)Nueng samboluk kan dom a ju.The nueng samboluk's bites do not hurt (lit. does not bite and burn).
nueri1nɥe:ri, nɥɛri; h mnueni, nuerukunue [nɥe:; h]nuedi, nueruk [h m]plastering stick, wooden bat for beating the ground of the courtyard after plastering it (only used by women)Ate ba mawa yaa ga yig ba nuedi a yaa nag dabiaka alaa yi ain...And their mother took (caught) a bat (for plastering) and beat the floor and sang...
nueri2nɥe:ri1to finish, to end, to conclude, to terminate, to close (restr.)N nue tuimanga.I have finished the work.Da-dina ate fi nue skuul?On which day will you finish school? When will you have your examination? (cf. yiti skuul to finish lessons for the day)le...nueri la or dan-nue(ri)afterBa le ngob tuenga nueri la, ba yaa yueni ba mawa ain ba yaa ka zu-nyiam.When they had finished eating the beans, they told their mother that they wanted millet-water (or: After eating...).Ni dan kali nue, ni puusi chaab.After sitting down you should greet each other.2(transl.) alreadyJaamu me paai nue ya.The creature had already arrived there (lit. had finished arriving).kpi...nue(cf. kpi to die) to die out, to become extinctBai ale jam bo dula la, a kpi nueri.Those who were there, died out.cheng nueri(cf. cheng to go) to go out of sight, to disappear, to go away (completely)Nichaanoama cheng nueri.(All) the strangers have gone (e.g. even the last group of strangers has disappeared).
nuim1nɥi:m; lnuimu [l m]nui(n)sa [nɥi:(n)sa; l l]1bird (general name but not including fowls, pigeons, egrets; more general name: ngan-yirima, sing. ja-yirim, flying animals, which includes insects etc.)Nuinsanga yiti.The birds flew.Nuim bo yeni zuk.A bird is sitting on the house.nuinsa barukbirds’ trap2convulsions, fits caused by the nkoiya-birdMi ngeesiwa pa ka waa-pi-ngesik a nye nuimu ala nag bisanga la tiimu.My uncle uses waa-pi-ngesik to prepare medicine for convulsions which attack children.3Akan mark, small facial mark cut as a remedy against convulsionsBa mob biika nuim.They cut the child's nuim-mark. Cf. also nyagi, tribal mark
nuinsa baruk
num1num; hnumunina1eye; nina: eyes, face (cf. nimbiri "eyeball or eye" in a more material sense)(Prov.) Nina kan kisi nyaasim.Eyes do not hate seeing.Vari yaa vienti la, naawa yaa limsi ain wa poowa ta nyiam a jam te wa, ate wa puuri wa nina.At daybreak the chief waited for his wife to bring him water so that he could wash his face.2step of a step ladder (cf. tiili n. and laari n.)3stone of a wen-boglukBaanoawa pa Ajuik wenni numu a feri taungku po te wa.The diviner took Ajuik’s wen-stone and fixed (it) in the clay for him (for Ajuik).4mesh of a net, e.g. of zaaningJum yigroawa niemu ninanga pasi.The meshes of the fisherman’s net are torn.ninafeet of a vesselPuuka ta ka nina ngata.The puuk-vessel has three feet.5phrasal verbs and idiomsjo nuru num(lit. to enter a person's eyes) to come under the protection (or supervision) of sb.Ateng numu!(lit. Ateng's eye) I will ask Ateng for help.N ka nina.(Lit.: I have no eyes) I have not time.Wa nina luenti ya.(Lit.: His eyes are clear) He has come to his senses (again).Wa nina nya teng.(Lit.: His eyes see earth) He is sober (careful, conscientious).Wa nina pienti ya.(Lit.: His eyes are clear) He is satisfied. He is alright.6compounds with eyegarupein numeye of a needlenina-teng [h h m] no pl.(lit. place of eyes) foregroundnin-legsa [h h m]deep eyesni(n)-moansa [h l l]red eyes, anger...(cf. nin-muna n.pl.)nin-miisa [h l m](lit. sour eyes) hard work, hard-heartednessnin-mita-gebika or nin-pagra-gebika(lit. cutting of strong eyes) ritual of cutting a fowl into two parts (after a case of death)num golukeye socketnya-num [h h], pl. nya-ninaspring (of water)Cf. also: nimbiri n., nin-diak n., nin-gbiesi n., nin-kaasima n.pl., nin-kinkesa n.pl., nin-kobta (see kok), nin-kosa n.pl., nin-muna n.pl., ni(n)-nyiam n., nin-pagra n.pl., nin-pagroa n., nin-piela n.pl., num-buli n., num-gbong n., num-kanchuing n., num-kungkok n., zuesiri (num-zuesa) n.
num-bulih h hpupil (of eye), cataract (disease of the eye, characterized by opacity of the lens)Nisomoawa ta ka num-buli.The old man has a cataract.
num-gbongh hnum-gbongkunum-gbirimaeyelidSiri ale dom n num-gbong.A bee stung my eyelid.num (eye), gbong (platform-roof)
num-kanchuingnumkanʧɥi:n; h m lnum-kanchuingka [h m l m]num-kanchuingsa [h m l l]num-kantuingstye, inflamed swelling on the edge of the eyelidTe ate Awenboro nye fi num-kanchuing a basi te fu.Let Awenboro heal (lit. make leave) your stye.syn. kanchuing n.
num-kungkokh l mnum-kungkoku or num-koku [h (l) m h]num-kungkobta [h l m m] or num-kobta [h m m]num-kok [h m]eyebrow, referring to both eyes: nin-kobta hair of eyelash (cf. ninvaata n.pl.)Maa poli ain biika a yuagi kama, diila ka num-kobtanga a voasi kama.I think the child is sick, because (hairs of) his eyelashes (and eyebrows) are falling out.num kunkona kobtaeyebrows
num-toarim l lnum-toaninum-toamedicine used for drawing black crosses on certain parts of the compound after the birth of a child; medicine against ‘the evil eye’ (num biok)Wa pa num-toari tiim a daani doku ning.He took the evil-eye-medicine to draw (crosses) on the front of the room.
numsiknumsikanumsitanyumsikbigger stone for smoothing or polishing walls (cf. nyueri smaller stone)Nipoowa a bolisi siaka ale numsik.The woman polished the wall with a numsik-stone.nyueri n. (smaller stone)
nuoongnɥo:ŋ; lnuoongku, nuengkunuenta [nɥe:nta; l l]nueng [nɥe:ŋ]scorpion(Song) Nuoong dom Ayaakumsa.A scorpion has bitten Mr. "Likesweeping" (now nobody believes him).nuoong domkasting of a scorpionbogluk nuoong (domka)sting of a scorpion caused by a shrinebiisim nuoong (domka)first sting of a scorpion (does not pain very much)Cf. also: biliok-nuoong n., nueng samboluk n.synnueng
nurnur; hnurwa [h h]nurba [h m]nuru [h m] or nuro [nurɔ; h m]1person, human being, man (cf. nidoa male person), pl. nurba peopleDipowa nurma a jam soa ka badek.In those days people were not governed (or: people were free; lit. owned themselves).(Prov.) Nurba baye kan yaa yam-oa kpieri. Two persons cannot miss success (lit. do not search for wisdom and fail).nur fiik [h h]small or short personnur mang [h l]good personNaawen nur luerima(Chr.) God's chosen people2someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, one(Prov.) Nur dan kpi, yeri a kaasi kama.If somebody dies, the house will surely decline.nuru-nuru n.everyonenichaanoa n., nidoa n., nipok n., nisomoa n., ni-woboa n., nur-biik n., nur-boari n., nur-kaasung n., nur-koorik n., nur-kpiong n., etc.
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