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nyiŋɲīŋrunFe ndù ə kə əghɨ ə və shi, nyiŋə tɔŋɔ ʼwə ghàyn lɨmə mi ooʼ.Seeing people in front of her, she was running and calling "hey, you people should wait for me"nyiŋneɲíŋnê1run to fro ceaselesslyGhàs zɨse nyiŋne kɨa ke nyi tuʼve vɛ ve chi.We spent the whole day running round till night fall.2run to a place (many people)Ghàs nyi me ə nyiŋne zaf əvəynze ə pɔ.We have gathered together for that his sickness till everyone is tired.3to go to a place repeatedlyNaʼà kə tuʼve zo, mə nyiŋne ə vəyn ech ndɛ ə pɔ.Since daybreak, I have been to his door times without number.nyiŋseɲíŋsêsend away, chaseNdùə nyise ghɨ yiə puʼə pɔ̀ŋə̀m fɛ.Go and send away those people shouting there.nyiŋteɲíŋtêrun (without much effort)Nyiŋte ndù əvəyn epàm ə tɔŋɔ kɛsə vəyn.Run after him and call him back.
nyìŋə̀ɲìŋə̀1lie downShiŋə̀ kɨmke nyiŋə ke ə kẁeyn. Ghàyn fɨ əm nyiŋə.It is time for me to lie down. You people should go out let me lie down.Syn.tso nyìŋə̀2have sexual intercourseÈ fe ngɛ è nyiŋ esas ə̀fekàʼ zîtə̀.He saw an antelope lying under a tree and resting.nyìŋsèɲìŋsè1put in bed (a child)Nji nyìse vayn vɛ zoyn, mbɨəynse ə ko vəyn.Go and put that child in bed now, he is sleeping.2inherit the wife of late relativeGhɨ tsɨə pi nə se nyìŋsè əzhwiə kwu nyi eghɛ epi.Many people said that to inhereit a widow is a bad practice.anyîŋsèāɲîŋsè1shadow2image3photographenyîŋsènyîŋsèkènyîŋsèvènyîŋsèanyîŋsèenyìŋtèɲìŋtèlie down (many people)È và pəyn mə ghàs ə nyìŋtè.He came while we had slept.Ghənə əkɨ̂m ə nyìŋtə̀ əchi.They all lay down.
nyiŋə ndùɲīŋə̄ndùrun toƏ zafze ko ghô, ò nyiŋə ndùe ə wàs!If you are attacked by an illness, run to the hospital!
nyiŋə pə̀ynɲīŋə̄pə̀ʲnrun toƏ ghənə kɛse pə̂yn, ò nyiŋə pə̂ tɔŋɔ mi!When nest they come, you come running and call for me!
nyiŋə tɛ̂ɲīŋə̄tɛ̂run acrossƏ ò kɔ̀ŋɔ̀ va se nyiŋə tɛ, ò nyiŋə tso!If you do not want to run across, you run down!
nyiŋə tsɛ̀ɲīŋə̄tsɛ̀overtake, pass (tr)Ə o ndù ekɔyn kôu, ə ò mbas nyiŋ tsɛ vəyn.If you go by the left, you will quickly overtake him.
nyiŋə tsoɲīŋə̄tsōrun downƏ ò kɔ̀ŋɔ̀ va se nyiŋə tɛ, ò nyiŋə tso!If you do not want to run across, you run down!
nyìŋə zaʼneɲìŋə̄záʔnêlean againstÈ və ndù nyiŋə̀ zaʼne ewìyn engɔ̀m.He has gne and leant on a banana stem.Syn.zaʼne
nyiŋneɲíŋnê1run to fro ceaselesslyGhàs zɨse nyiŋne kɨa ke nyi tuʼve vɛ ve chi.We spent the whole day running round till night fall.2run to a place (many people)Ghàs nyi me ə nyiŋne zaf əvəynze ə pɔ.We have gathered together for that his sickness till everyone is tired.3to go to a place repeatedlyNaʼà kə tuʼve zo, mə nyiŋne ə vəyn ech ndɛ ə pɔ.Since daybreak, I have been to his door times without number.
nyìŋnèɲìŋnètouch s.b lightly to produce sensationMə tsàyn nə m kɔŋɔ̀ va nə ò fɨyn nyìnnè mi.I have said I do not want you to be producing sensation by touching me.
nyiŋseɲíŋsêsend away, chaseNdùə nyise ghɨ yiə puʼə pɔ̀ŋə̀m fɛ.Go and send away those people shouting there.
nyìŋsèɲìŋsè1put in bed (a child)Nji nyìse vayn vɛ zoyn, mbɨəynse ə ko vəyn.Go and put that child in bed now, he is sleeping.2inherit the wife of late relativeGhɨ tsɨə pi nə se nyìŋsè əzhwiə kwu nyi eghɛ epi.Many people said that to inhereit a widow is a bad practice.
nyiŋteɲíŋtêrun (without much effort)Nyiŋte ndù əvəyn epàm ə tɔŋɔ kɛsə vəyn.Run after him and call him back.
nyìŋtèɲìŋtèlie down (many people)È và pəyn mə ghàs ə nyìŋtè.He came while we had slept.Ghənə əkɨ̂m ə nyìŋtə̀ əchi.They all lay down.
nyinə̂ zafɲínə᷇zāfpain extremelyM ke va nə ghɛ təynze nyine zâf ndu mi nyi kûmə̀ ghè.I do not understand why the act extremely pained me so much.
nyòmnèɲòmnèsmile (with little effort)Ə wâmnə è nyomnə̀ kə ndò.He is only smiling as they are talking.
nyɔŋɲɔ̄ŋsuckÈ tə ndò nə è nyɔŋɔ va.He is refusing to suck. enyɔŋēɲɔ́ŋsuckingnyɔŋzenyɔŋenyɔŋseɲɔ́ŋsênurse, suckle (baby) (tr)Ndùə fo vayn vɛ ə nyì nyɔŋse.Take that child to the mother to suckle.enyɔŋseēɲɔ́ŋsêact of sucklingnyɔŋsêzènyɔŋsêenyɔŋteɲɔ́ŋtêsuck (not much)Fo yiynze ə vayn fɛ nyoŋte.Give the breast for that child to suck.
