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ṇa   (ṇah).   Also ṇai (ṇahyiy).   Locative particle.  

Iar door bok eo ṇa ioon tebōḷ eo. I put the book on the table.

ṇa   (ṇah).   Also kina (kinah).   Shoal; exposed and stony bar.  

Jen etal in kakkōr ilo ṇa eṇ. Let's go clamming at that shoal.

ṇab   (ṇab).   Variant form of ṇọb (ṇ°ab).  

ṇaballi-   (ṇahballi-).   1.   To clothe.  

Ṇadepak   (ṇahdepak).   3, 6(-i).   A plant, pandanus cultigen. Mejit.  

ṇae   (ṇahyey).   7.   Against.  

ṇaeta-   (ṇahyeta-).   1.   To name; to christen.  

Wōn ear ṇaetan wa eṇ? Who named that boat?

ṇai   (ṇahyiy).   Variant form of ṇa (ṇah).  

ṇaib   (ṇahyib).   From Engl.   2(inf, tr -i), 6(-i).   Pocket knife.  

ṇajiki-   (ṇahjiki-).   1.   Make room for.  

ṇakaan   (ṇahkahan).   Also ankaan (hankahan).   2(inf, tr -e), 4, 6(-i), 7.   Feed a fire with firewood; provide fuel for.  

Enañin ṃōj ke ṇakaane? Has somebody fed the fire?

ṇakije-   (ṇahkije-).   1(-i), 4.   Provide with food.  

Wōn enaaj ṇakijed ṇa āneṇ ñe jenaaj kowainini? Who'll feed us when we go make copra on that islet?

ṇakinee-   (ṇahkineye-).   1.   Provide a mat for.  

ṇakṇōk   (ṇakṇẹk).   Also amam (hamham).   2, 6(-i), 8, 9.   Wizard; genius; expert; specialist; shaman; witchdoctor; skillful.  

Eban jab jeḷā bwe ṇakṇōk. He's bound to have the answer since he's a wizard.

ṇakọje-   (ṇahkawje-).   Also ṇakọjee- (ṇahkawjeye-).   1, 4.   To provide with a blanket.  

Raar ṇakọjen riāneo ālkin taibuun eo. The islanders were provided with blankets after the typhoon.

Eor ke rūṇakọjeer? Do they have anybody to give them blankets?

ṇalime-   (ṇahlime-).   1.   Provide drink for.  

ṇaḷōma-   (ṇahḷema-).   Give shape to; formulate; provide a framework for.  

ṇamāni   (ṇahmaniy).   3, 6(-i).   A fish, scavenger, Lethrinus sp.  

ṇaṃ   (ṇaṃ).   Dial. W only; see jokwajok (jeqajeq).   2(inf, tr -e), 5(ṇaṃṇaṃ, ṇaṃṇōṃ), 7, 8, 9, 11(ṇaṃṇaṃ).   Mosquito.  

Eṇaṃṇaṃ ānin. This islet is full of mosquitoes.

ṇaṃaanpāā-   (ṇahṃahanpaya-).   To arm.  

ṇaṃweie-   (ṇahṃẹyiye-).   1.   To enrich; give gift to someone; furnish.  

ṇaṇ   (ṇaṇ).   vulgar.   1, 5(ṇaṇṇaṇ), 6(-i).   Smegma.  

ṇaṇ   (ṇaṇ).   A fish, tiny surface minnow.  

ṇaoṇea-   (ṇahweṇaya-).   Also ṇawōnea-.   1(-i), 4.   Compensate; pay; provide with a wage or salary; to reciprocate.  

Raar ṇaoṇān ekkar ñan jeḷā eo an. He got paid according to his skills.

ṇapitō-   (ṇahpite-).   Provide a pillow for.  

Kwōn ṇapitōn bwe ejjeḷọk. Give him a pillow because he doesn't have any.

ṇaruo-   (ṇahriwe-).   1, 2+1, 4.   Blame.  

An bōd eo ak ear ṇaruon likao eo jatin. It was his fault but he blamed his brother.

Iban ṇaruoṃ. I won't blame you.

ṇatoon   (ṇahtewen).   Also ṇatọọn (ṇahtawan).   1(-i), 2(inf, tr -e), 3, 7, 8.   To sheet sails in.  

Kwōn ṇatoone wōjḷā ṇe. Sheet that sail in there.

Rōṇatọọne wa eo. They sheeted the sails of their boat in.

ṇautō-   (ṇahwite-).   1(-i), 4.   Provide with bathing water.  

Kwōn ṇautōn ḷọk bwe en tutu. Give him some water so he can bathe right away.

Ej jab rūṇautōd. He's not supposed to give us bathing water.

ṇawāwee-   (ṇahwayweye-).   Provide wherewithal; answer someonẹs question; fulfill someonẹs request.  

ṇe   (ṇey).   That (close to you); demonstrative, second person exclusive singular.  

ṇeṇe   (ṇeyṇey).   That (close to you); demonstrative, second person singular, singling out.  

ṇṇooj   (ṇṇewej).   Dial. W: eṇṇooj (yeṇṇewej), E: ṇōṇooj (ṇeṇewej).   1, 2(inf, tr ṇooj(e)), 5(ṇoṇooj), 6(-i), 7, 10(ṇojak).   Hide; conceal.  

Ṇooje peba kaṇe. Hide the papers.

Ṇoojtok juon liṃō pia. Sneak in a beer for me.

Eṇojak. It's hidden.

Kwōn ṇooj pija ṇe. Hide that picture.

ṇṇōjṇōj   (ṇṇejṇej).   Dial. W: eṇṇōjṇōj (yeṇṇejṇej), E: ṇōṇōjṇōj (ṇeṇejṇej).   1, 2(inf ṇṇōjṇōj, tr ṇōjje), 3, 4+3, 5(ṇṇōjṇōj), 6(-i), 7.   Snapping or cracking sound.  

Jab kaṇṇōjṇōje peiṃ. Stop cracking your knuckles.

ṇṇōk   (ṇṇek).   Dial. W: eṇṇōk (yeṇṇek), E: ṇōṇōk (ṇeṇek).   2, 5(ṇṇōkṇōk), 6(-i), 8, 9.   Sharp pain as from a whip or a burn; sting; pang.  

Eṇṇōk peiū ke rej wāiki. My arm hurt when I got a shot.

Eṇṇōkṇōk ānbwinnū kōn aō kar kakōtkōt buḷōn wōt. My body stung all over after running through the rain.

ṇo   (ṇẹw).   6(-i).   A fish; scorpion fish or stone fish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus/gibbosa/novaeguineae/macadamsi/cacopsis/albobrunnea/guamens is/parvipinnis; Synanceja verrucosa; Teanianotus triacanthus.  

ṇo   (ṇew).   1(-i), 6(-i).   A wave; surf.  

Lale ṇo kaṇe ṇoun wa eṇ. Look at the waves coming toward you from that boat.

ṇoj   (ṇ°ej).   Also ṇōj (ṇej).   2, 3(inf kaṇojṇoj tr -e), 5(ṇṇojṇoj), 6(-i), 7(ṇojjeḷọk).   Snapping sound.  

Eor ke aṃ batin ṇṇojṇoj. Have you got a snap fastener.

Eṇojjeḷọk addiin peiū. My finger snapped.

ṇojak   (ṇewjak).   Hidden; obscured; perfective form of ṇṇooj (ṇṇewej).  

ṇojọ   (ṇewjaw).   Bow spray; not cut waves well.  

Eḷap an ṇojọ wa eṇ. That boat makes a lot of bow spray.

ṇok   (ṇeq).   Dial. E only; see tutu (tiwtiw).   1(-i), 2, 3, 5(ṇṇokṇok), 7, 8, 9, 11(ṇe)..   Wet.  

Eṇṇokṇok nuknuk eṇ an ajri eṇ. That child's clothes are always getting wet.

ṇok   (ṇeq).   6(-i).   Midrib of a coconut leaf.  

ṇokwanej   (ṇeqanyej).   Also ṇọkneej (ṇaqneyej).   6(-i).   An animal, centipede.  

ṇomṇom   (ṇ°emṇ°em).   1, 2(inf, tr ṇome), 4, 6(-i), 7.   Suck in hard; siphon.  

Ear ṇome kiaaj eo. He siphoned the gasoline.

Ṇaṃ rej ṇomṇom bōtōktōk. Mosquitoes suck blood.

ṇompe   (ṇ°ẹmpẹy).   1, 2, 6(-i), 8, 9.   Alcoholic; like alcoholic beverages.  

Eban tōprak an jikuuḷ kōn an ṇompe. He won't succeed in school because of his love for alcohol.

ṇoniep   (ṇẹwniyep).   Variant form of ṇoonniep (ṇewenniyep).  

ṇoṇṇoṇmeej   (ṇ°eṇ°ṇ°eṇ°meyej).   6(-i).   Bone marrow.  

ṇoonniep   (ṇewenniyep).   Also ṇoniep (ṇẹwniyep).   Legendary fairies who fished for red snappers and sometimes fed people; fairy.  

ṇop   (ṇ°ep).   archaic.   Container of oil or water for use with royal whetstone.  

ṇota   (ṇ°etah).   1(-a), 2(inf, tr -ik), 6.   Fault; grudge.  

Jab lo ṇotaan armej. Don't criticize others.

Jab ṇotaik eō. Don't hold a grudge against me.

ṇọb   (ṇ°ab).   Also ṇab (ṇab).   2, 3(kọṇṇọbḷọk), 5(ṇṇọbṇab), 6(-i).   Popping sound.  

Eoṇṇọbṇab buḷōn kōḷọk eo. Popping sounds kept coming out of the forest fire.

ṇọkneej   (ṇaqneyej).   Variant form of ṇokwanej (ṇeqanyej).  

ṇōj   (ṇej).   Variant form of ṇoj (ṇ°ej).  

ṇōṇ-   See ṇṇ-.  

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