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nyuentaɲɥe:nta; l lnyuentangan.pl.profit, gainN nya nyuenta n diaka zuk.I made (lit. saw) some profit on my sales.Di ka nyuenta.It is not profitable.
nyueri1ɲɥe:ri; ɲɥeri; m mnyueninyue [ɲɥe(:); m]nyuiri [ɲɥiri; ɲɥi:ri; m m]n.1nose(Prov.) Nyueri dan gaam noai taa ku an nala.It is not good if a nose is better than a mouth.nyueri bangnose ring (of cattle), cattle leader2long life (long breathing)Wa ta nyueri.He has a long life (can breathe through his nose for a long time).Cf. also: nyu-fesa n.pl., nyu-vorub n., nyuvuri n.
nyueri2ɲɥeri; ɲɥri; m m nyueninyuen.small stone for smoothing and polishing the wet roughcast of walls (often one half of a round pebble) and of potsBa pa nyueni a boligi gugoruku.They took the nyueri to polish the corner (of a room).numsik (bigger stone), nyuen
nyuetan.pl.bowels, cf.nyuok
nyuikɲɥi:k; hnyuikanyuisan.smoke, steamNyuisa ale jo n nina po, ate ngaa ngmaari.Smoke has gone into my eyes and they hurt (burn).nyu (to smoke)
nyuiril ln.jealousy, envy, dislikeAnala pooma kasiyam a de ka nyuiri ale chaab.Anala’s wives always display jealousy among one another.de nyuirito show jealousysynnyuri1
nyuirikɲɥi:rik; m mnyuirikanyuirisan.drinker, smoker (only used in compounds, cf. also syn. nyuiroa n.a. of nyu v.)Yiagi da-nyuirika ate ka nyini.Throw out the drunkard (lit. drive away the drunkard that he goes out).da-nyuirik [h m m]drunkard, (notorious) drinker of alcoholsigaar-nyuirik [l m m m]cigar-smoker
nyuisiɲɥi:sinum.five, old way of counting (cf. bana, buna, ngana etc.)
nyum1ɲum; mnyumunyunta [ɲɥnta] or [ɲunta]n.smell (usu. unpleasant), stench (nyum masik: odour, scent)Maa wom nyum.I can smell (I have a good nose).Maa wom jeung nalung nyum.I smell the odour of good soup (without nalung: bad smell).nyum v., nyungi v.
nyum2ɲumv. trans.to smell (v.trans., cf. syn. wom v.), to sense a person's presenceMaa nyum biika.I smell the child. I sense the child's presence.cf. biika a nyungthe child stinksMaa nyum lamu.I can smell the meat.nyungi v. intrans.
nyunghnyungkunyungtan.dustSiuku ta nyung.The road is dusty (lit. has dust).
nyungiɲuŋiv. intrans.to smell, to stink, to have a (usu. unpleasant) smellBiika a nyung.The child smells (stinks).Ku a nyung.It stinks.(Prov.) Ku dan poag, ku le nyung.If it is rotten, it will smell (secrets will be revealed).nyum
nyungsinyumsiv.to sniff at, to smellAkanang ale nyumsi vorumu po la, wa yaa wom tuerik nyum.When Akanang sniffed at the hole, he smelled the stench of a musk shrew (tuerik).nyum and nyungi v.
nyungtikɲuŋtik; l mnyungtika [l l m]nyungtisa [l m l] nyungtuk [l m], def. nyungtuku, pl. nyungtisaadj.stinking, scented, smellyYueni ja-nyungtuku ain wa ga so wa nyingka.Tell the stinking person to go and have her bath.
nyuokɲɥok or ɲɥɔk; mnyuokunyueta [ɲɥe:ta; m m], sing. raren.1gut, bowels, intestineFi fe mu ale ndek poi po nyueta-a?(Lit.:) Do you force me with my own intestines? (i.e. you cannot force me in my private affairs, for I alone must bear the consequences).bita-(buta)-fi-nyuoksmall intestine (nearer to anus, bita-fiik)bisanga ngobi bita-fi-nyoku(After a the sacrifice of an animal:) The children ate the small intestines. – Cf. syn. nyue-maga2inner tube of a bicycle or carAngang baasikuuni nyuoku kaasi kama.Angang's bicycle tube has got a puncture.nyuetaspagettiCf. also: bita(g)-fiik, bita-fi-nyuok, n.
nyuri1ɲɥri; m mnyunin.jealousy (usu. among women or children), rivalry, envyBa de nyuri le chaab.They are jealous of each other.de nyurito be or get jealous (envious)synngmi-ngmaasanyuiri
nyuri2ɲɥri; h hnyuninyue [ɲɥe:; h]n.yamNyuengade ka dina?How much are these yams?nyu-piesima [h m m m]thin slices of yams (raw or roasted), yam-chipsnyue-saab [m l]fufu (boiled and pounded yam; cf. syn. sakori n.)Dioscorea sp.
nyuvuriɲuvuri; l l mnyuvuni [l l mh]nyuvie [l lm]n.life(Prov.) Nyuvuri wong a la pai nganta.A long life will come to riches.Wa ta nyuvuri biok.He leads a bad life (physical sense). ta nyuvuri(lit. to have life) to be alivenyuvuri tiimmedicine with power to give lifenyuvuri ka-kpeglimka(Chr.) eternal lifenyueri (nose, long life), cf. vum (life)