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.
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