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ntokolen-tókólêpl.ntokolenin-tokolenínom. sg.n-tokolên.f.a goatskin handbag
ntolitn-tólítpl.ntolo2n-tólonom. sg.n-tolítnom. pl.n-tólôn.f.marrowntolit e lchenithe marrow of a tree, i.e. sap
ntolo1n-tolónom. sg.n-tólon.f.dik-dik spec.synmparnas
ntololon-tolólonom. sg.n-tólolon.f.worms with long tails found in old muddy dungKaatama ntololo.Worms have eaten me.It breaks down the skin of the foot.
ntolun-tólúpl.ntolion-tolíónom. sg.n-tolúnom. pl.n-tólion.f.axecfnkujukuro
ntomoni ilen-tomonilên.m.sixty
ntomoni isietn-tomonisîêtn.m.eighty
ntomoni saaln-tomoní sá̩á̩ln.m.ninety
ntomoni sapan-tomoní sápân.m.seventy
ntomononin-tómónónia-omon, i.e. one who has prayed for a childpl.ntomonokn-tómónóknom. sg.n-tomononínom. pl.n-tomonókvoc.natomononin.f.married woman who has given birth to a childNtomononi is the most frequently used respectful term.cfltomononimparratutng'orieinkaibartaninkitok
ntompoipl.ntomponn.f.a name given to girls during the time of a severe drought, probably around the time of the Lmarikon age-set, i.e. in the 1880's. The drought finished animals and even people. Unmarried girls went out in the forest with the warriors to eat wild fruits etc. and they married late because of the drought. Today the term is used for people who walk around recklessly.cfltompoi
ntoon-tó̩o̩Sw. ndoopl.ntooin-to̩o̩í̩nom. sg.n-tó̩ô̩nom. pl.n-tó̩ó̩i̩n.f.small bucket
ntoomen-tɔ̩ɔ̩́mɛnom. sg.n-tɔ̩́ɔ̩mɛn.f.the bottom stick of fire making kitIt is approximately 36 cm long and made of lgueita wood.cflpiroi
ntoopn-tɔ̩́ɔ̩́ppl.ntoopin-tó̩ó̩pínom. sg.n-tɔ̩ɔ̩́pn.f.one lateral half of the rib cage and its internal organs
ntoren-toɾépl.ntorenn-toɾênnom. sg.n-tóɾen.f.women's and girls' waist beadsntore e nkijiwaist beads
ntorosin-toɾosípl.ntorosn-toɾósnom. sg.n-tóɾosín.f.a company (lamal) of women who gather together as a choir and visit various homes and stations looking for gifts esp. of goats or money, as well as sleeping with warriors
ntorrunon-tɔrʊ́nɔtorrunon-tɔrʊnɔ́n.f.evil, badnessfrom adj.
ntotoin-tótoipl.ntoton-tótonom. sg.n-totóínom. pl.n-tóton.f.1bao game2the board of the bao game
ntowuon-tow:ópl.ntowuonn-tow:ônntowuotinn-tow:otínnom. sg.n-tów:onom. pl.n-tów:onn.f.generation, i.e. a complete age-set including all clans, whether living or long past
ntuaan-tuá̩a̩pl.ntuaann-túá̩â̩nnom. sg.n-tua̩á̩n.f.1frog2pregnant woman
ntualan-túálápl.ntualann-túálânnom. sg.n-tualán.f.bell attached to the leg of young boys in the belief that, if an older child has died, changing sth. about the way this one is made up will avert a similar fateThis process is an example of ntarunoto.
ntubuin-túbúípl.ntubun-túbún.f.sth. protruding on the body, such as a growth
ntuden-túden.f.(taboo word) vagina
ntugusn-túguspl.ntugusin-tugusín.f.heap, pile, group
ntujun-túʄúpl.ntujunn-túʄúnn.f.a hairy fruit found in the desert, similar to cucumber but not edibleCucumis dipsaceus