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nyash-ayin
ɲɑʃɑjin
˨ ˧ ˦
id.
abusive term
ahar,zagi
nyat
ɲɑt
˨
v
to pack mush from pot.
kwashe tuwo daga tukunya.
nyati
ɲɑti
˧ ˧
n
tattoo
zanen shassawa ko jarfa (a jiki).
nyawat
ɲɑwɑt
˧ ˧
n
lightning storm
walkiya
nyawat
lightning storm
nyawi
ɲɑwi
˨ ˨
nyawi
˦ ˦
n
hyena
kura
nyawi zham haika korong shish
hyena a coward wild animal
kura dabbar dawa sarkin tsoro.
nyawi
hyena
nyen
ɲɛn
˨
1
adj
front, ahead.
gaba
2
n
forehead.
goshi
3
n
to pluck (hair or feather)
nyena
ɲɛnɑ
˨ ˧
1
v
to tan leather
jema, jeme
2
n
removing (hair of feather).
figewa.
nyeni
ɲɛni
˧ ˦
n
tanning
figewa, jemewa
nyenka
ɲɛnkɑ
˨ ˨
n
ahead
a can gaba
nyet
ɲɛt
˧
ɓanyet
˧ ˧
n
person
mutum
nyet-bəra
ɲɛtbɨrɑ
˧ ˨ ˧
ɓanyet-bəra
˧ ˦ ˦
n
human being
ɗan adam
nyet-hopiya
ɲɛthopijɑ
˧ ˧ ˧ ˨
n
tall person
mutum mai tsayi.
nyet-ɦwala
ɲɛtʜwɑlɑ
˧ ˨ ˧
n
old man
tsoho
nyet-ɦwala
old man
nyeta-haika
ɲɛtɑhɑikɑ
˧ ˧ ˨ ˨
ɓanyeta-haika
˧ ˧ ˧ ˨ ˨
n
countryman, villager.
bakauye
nyeti
ɲɛti
˧ ˦
ɓanyeti
˧ ˧ ˨
n
human
ɗan adam
nyetto
ɲɛtto
˧ ˧ ˨
ɓanyetto
˧ ˨ ˨
n
some people (human)
waɗansu
nyetwata
ɲɛtwɑtɑ
˧ ˧ ˦
nyetwata
˦ ˦ ˦
n
an outsider to any form of gathering, association etc.
mutum na waje (bare da wasu).
nyezhereng
ɲɛʒɛɾɛŋ
˨ ˨ ˨
id.
insultive
kalmar zagi
hasəng ta ho nyezhereng
the dog fall (ideophone).
karen ya faɗi.
nyokshik
ɲokʃik
˨ ˨
adv
messy, mess capable of causing a feeling of aversion.
kazamta
nyet mo atu nyokshik
that man is messy.
mutumin nan yana da kazamta.
nzana
n̩zɑnɑ
˨ ˨ ˧
nzana
˦ ˦ ˦
n
castrated ram
rago (wanda aka dake).
nzana
castrated ram
nzangrat
nzɑŋrɑt
˦ ˦ ˦
ɓanzangrat
˧ ˦ ˦ ˦
n
crownbird
gauraka
nzeken
n̩zɛkɛn
˨ ˨ ˨
nzeken
˦ ˦ ˦
n
grey heron bird.
jalɓe
nzeken taa ɗyaa suso
grey heron s prey on snakes
jalɓe suna cin majizai
nzeken
grey heron bird.
nziɓət
n̩ziɓɨt
˧ ˧ ˧
n
carefully selected seed for planting to ensure bumper harvest.
zaɓaɓɓun iri don shukawa.
nzing
n̩ziŋ
˦ ˦
v
careful observation of what is going on.
la'akari
nzwet
nzwɛt
˨
nsunzwet
˧ ˦ ˨
n
stinking shrew-rat
jaɓa
nzwet ta ɗa ɖong aka vəti
The stinking shrew-rat has turn the room smelling
jaɓa ya sa ɗakin yana wari
nzwet
stinking shrew-rat
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