noainɔai; hnoaninoa [nɔa; h]1mouth (human or animal), beak, bill, muzzle (cf. nang gbain n.)Lig noani.Shut your mouth. Shut up. Be quiet.(Prov.) Fi noai po jaab ale fi jaab.The thing in your mouth is your own thing (it cannot be taken away from you).noa(i) gaung [h h], pl. noa-gaungtasnout, muzzlenoa ngayelit. two mouths, two different opinionsnoai po wielit. things in mouth, discussionNurma le kala la ta ba dek noai po wie.When the men were sitting (e.g. in the kusung) they had their own discussion (nobody else should hear it).pa noailit. to take (away) a mouth, to undo a sinful word (e.g. an oath)noai pakacleansing ritual2(fig.) mouth (e.g. of a container), brim, rim, edge (e.g. of a container), bank (of river or lake), entrance, door, notch of a fluteLiikade noai yalima.The mouth of this water-pot is wide.dok noaientrance of a room, door of a room3advice, talk, order, command, statement (Prov.) Ba siag ja-kpak noai ka ngaang nying.They accept an old man's advice when it is too late.Ni le zeri n noa.You have refused (to follow) my orders (advice).te noaito give advice.4tip, point (e.g. of a spear, a knife etc.), left end of a line of farm-workers (right side: noai kpiuk n., see kpio, kpiuk)Ba noanga bo wen.Their tips pointed upwards.5numberMi ze ba noa.I do not know their numbers.6promise, oath...wa pa yieri wa noani la.He took (it) and fulfilled his promise.dueni noaito swear an oath7(transl.:) in front of, at, byNipok gai jo zaani nansiung noai a yi.The woman entered, stood at the entrance and sang.Wa kali siuku noai.He was sitting by the road.8time(s), -fold (noai used for forming multiplying adverbs; numeral always in bu-class)noai bunyi [h l m]once (also: ku noai yeng)noai buye [h l l]twice, two timesku noai yegamany timesNi kali ku-noai pi, ku-noai pi.Sit down in tens.noai chorik, pl. noa chorisapointed mouth, bill (of a bird)
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