nipa spineauꞌaunsmall piece of nipa leaf spine used to join nipa in cooking sago or making thatch
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no-onetuahapronone, nothing, not there, emptyKa moo ubii rautu irooꞌui-da, boomoi tuaha-ka.I came back with some people, but the pig was not there.Oio meree ata Kikori oo Baimuru-ito odau ato, hito ma eꞌai ruu tui-da, tuaha-ka.If a young person is going to Kikori or Baimuru, and you look to see if they have a hito bag, none of them will.Kiauka motoi muioiharo aiꞌiai-ri, pimahumai, ruꞌai-da tuaha ha pimeꞌa.Then because the house seemed to have no one in it she checked all the rooms and found them empty.8.1.1Number
nock (an arrow)uꞌatoiHLLvnock or put an arrow to the bowAbeai mahumo atai eidai-ka, iuꞌatoi-da momoꞌoi aroi-ka rituoha.The father took an arrow, put it to the bowstring, and when he shot it, the bird fell down dead.6.4.1Hunt
nodimehiovnod
noisydiamo-diamoadjnoisy, lots of sound
nonetiatoadjnone, nothingRimo amiꞌai geꞌii mia amiꞌai geꞌii tiato.Some of us are happy, some are not.Aaꞌo ruꞌai paha tiato-ka.The tree had no leaves.Muramura eidai tiato-ra merei atai eito emaꞌai aꞌai.If you don't take medicine, you will give your sickness to another person.Ara dui-ro roo tamai omabai aꞌai ka, gimo tiato-ka.These foods will help you body to be free of sickness.8.1.1Numberunspec. comp. formgeꞌebadi tiatocomp.raara tiatounspec. comp. formtiti tiato mapatuahapronone, nothing, not there, emptyKa moo ubii rautu irooꞌui-da, boomoi tuaha-ka.I came back with some people, but the pig was not there.Oio meree ata Kikori oo Baimuru-ito odau ato, hito ma eꞌai ruu tui-da, tuaha-ka.If a young person is going to Kikori or Baimuru, and you look to see if they have a hito bag, none of them will.Kiauka motoi muioiharo aiꞌiai-ri, pimahumai, ruꞌai-da tuaha ha pimeꞌa.Then because the house seemed to have no one in it she checked all the rooms and found them empty.8.1.1Number
northbomoinnorth
notbia 1advnotOboi-ro aipoi aꞌai bia.Women do not clear the bush.Hioi-da iridiri biai pirimahiꞌitimo.When we started pulling the starter rope, it didn't work.Ka kimai aꞌai bia, aiha pirodaumo goꞌotoi eito.And we did not go fishing, but returned to the village.Roo umo bia, ubii obototoi goroi orohodi amaꞌai dumoo ruꞌa amoti.You don't know whether someone is underneath the wharf, or whether there is a log there.Moo rio bia peei-da oidioi.I didn't want to stay in the canoe.Karati ato pirodaumo Iraua. Irai sikuri bia, aaꞌo rai-ri hoboi piremidio.We went from Karati to Inaua. But there was no school, and so I just stayed at home.9.4.6.1No, not
not expectingipihavnot.expecting
not reallybari-bariadjnot quite, not reallyRaai kimai hura-da, bari-bari-ha erereuai maaka.The fish did not really get hooked by the hook.
nothingraa-bia 1sp. var.rabiaadvnot something, nothingtiatoadjnone, nothingRimo amiꞌai geꞌii mia amiꞌai geꞌii tiato.Some of us are happy, some are not.Aaꞌo ruꞌai paha tiato-ka.The tree had no leaves.Muramura eidai tiato-ra merei atai eito emaꞌai aꞌai.If you don't take medicine, you will give your sickness to another person.Ara dui-ro roo tamai omabai aꞌai ka, gimo tiato-ka.These foods will help you body to be free of sickness.8.1.1Numberunspec. comp. formgeꞌebadi tiatocomp.raara tiatounspec. comp. formtiti tiato mapatuahapronone, nothing, not there, emptyKa moo ubii rautu irooꞌui-da, boomoi tuaha-ka.I came back with some people, but the pig was not there.Oio meree ata Kikori oo Baimuru-ito odau ato, hito ma eꞌai ruu tui-da, tuaha-ka.If a young person is going to Kikori or Baimuru, and you look to see if they have a hito bag, none of them will.Kiauka motoi muioiharo aiꞌiai-ri, pimahumai, ruꞌai-da tuaha ha pimeꞌa.Then because the house seemed to have no one in it she checked all the rooms and found them empty.8.1.1Number
nowai-vevent in focus; significant change of direction in sequence of eventsKa moo ai-piromotoido riiꞌii.The two of them took care of me and I grew.Aaꞌo himioi rimoi-ti ai-piromotido.That day we two were waiting.doꞌou 1var.doꞌoinnowDoꞌou moo-ro himia iraꞌai raai irahomoi-da, mari hiꞌa-ka.When I think about it now, it's funny.8.4Time
nurturedabincare for, nutureMoo himia meree keekei dabi a'ai-ka.I care for my own young.
nut typeiaupaenfruit/nut of the mabee tree
nutmegrehebonnutmeg, a tall tree species with therapeutic properties. The fruit are ripe when yellow, inside is a black seed covered in a thin red strap. Children use the seed to stain their teeth yellow, but otherwise throw it away.1.5.1Tree
nutmeg varietykotirintree species in the nutmeg family, softwood, fruit is edible but has a bitter tastemokorontree species, variety of nutmeg with edible fruitmyristica sp.1.5.1Treetapauꞌanspecies of nutmeg tree, soft wood, fruit is shorter and rounder than other nutmegs, with flesh covering the whole seed rather than covering it in straps like rehebo, fruit hangs in bundles.1.5.1Treetatapeanspecies of nutmeg tree, people do not eat the fruithorsfieldia sp.
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