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no'ai2unspec. var. ofnonomotherKorigo dialect
nu2unspec. var. ofnuganacut
nufapostpossessive postposition; with, have, possess.Ya moni nufa?Do you have any money?7.4Have, be withnufa deunspec. comp. formlacking, without, in need ofIni adina bi usa nigediri yi beika nufa de bi sena diba niyo.Because he already knows what you need before you ask him.
nufa deunspec. comp. form ofnufa
nugansago grub.Ya remanu ono ratari nuga mina nugafa.You two cut grubs out of the breadfruit trunk.1.6.3Animal life cycle
nugai feidenaunspec. comp. form ofnugana
nugai koara renaunspec. comp. form ofnugana
nugananu1vcut (out/off), chop, remove, bore.Ina bi gua minari evadi kaiya dudu dona nugaro.Here now he quickly cut the pig with a knife.Ina bi yabo nu rau dai maka reyo.He only chopped the tree down.Oyena diye nusi kiro re.Remove the guts from the fish and smoke it.When used in a serial construction, the final syllable is deleted, as in the second example sentence above.unspec. var.nu27.8.3Cutnugai feidenaunspec. comp. formcut offMa ini nemokori nugai feidego.And he will cut them off from his presence.nugai koara renaunspec. comp. formshaveBi ini ada iye nugai kara reyo kana.It is as if her head were shaved.numakuna1unspec. comp. formvfell, cut down tree.Yabo vana raro nu makuyafa.We felled four trees.This appears to be a grammaticalisation nu+maku-.
nuinanimal home: nest, sty, burrow.Na na diba de kosini bi nui ideri varegamo.I myself didn't know the mother was sleeping inside the sty.1.6.5Animal homenui rinaunspec. comp. formcvmake/build nest/sty.Tuma dona di yava bi rabo yaku nui rido, nui tora.The wild pig makes its sty with sword grass, which is very bushy.
nui rinaunspec. comp. form ofnui
numanbeeDobura numa ya na aki reyo ma ro vaki vaki reyaka.A honey bee stung me and I got a fever.As the generic term, numa is required when the species is not common.1.6.1.7Insect
numakuna1unspec. comp. form ofnugana
numakuna2vfell, cut down tree.Yabo vana raro nu makuyafa.We felled four trees.This appears to be a grammaticalisation nu+maku-.7.8.3Cut
nunavchew up by insect.Ima moroba yaku nuyo.The betel nut was chewed up by the rhinoceros beetle.1.6.1.7Insect
nunu rinacvhide/dive in/into bush, jump.Kuruma rabori nunu riyo.The fan-tailed cuckoo dived into the sword grass.Goidu nunu riyo bi vego ba?Did you see where he hid?7.6Hide
nunufantree species.Yava yabo burefe bi nunufa yabo maka.A very nice house wood is nunufa wood.1.5.1Tree
nuri fisinacnbird species.Nuri fisina bi erena keika keika.The nuri fisina bird is very small.1.6.1.2Bird
nurinanwhite ant/termite.Nurina yaku yava moi no riyadi.The white ants destroyed the house.Nurina ma rasta yaku moi no rigedi.Termites and rust will destroy them.1.6.1.7Insect
nyae...nmosquito buzzing.Nemona di kukuroka bi nyae...The mosquito's buzzing sound is nyae...1.6.4.3Animal sounds
nyai...ncricket chirping.Negema ya nyai... nido.The cricket says nyai...1.6.4.3Animal sounds