na [n'] ~ [verb auxiliary to indicate
positive perfect, i.e. past tense] (auxiliary; 2)
Na'am used as a man's answer on being
called
(interjection; 15)
nagu kan place which [in indirect
question] (pronoun; 19)
nama to bite (verb; 10p)
naamu custum, habit (noun)
naney [#] to trust, to have confidence
[high tone] (verb; 10p)
naney .. ga to trust in, to rely on (verb; 10p)
naney, naneyo trustworthiness [high tone,
long "a"]
(noun; 10p)
nango [contraction of nangu wo] here, in
this place
(adverb; 20); [definite of nangu] the place
nangu, nango place (noun; 8, 15p);
nangu kan: where (adverb; 20);
nangu kulu [nankulu]: anywhere
(adverb; 15)
nankulu [nangu kulu] anywhere (adverb; 15)
naŋ to permit, to let -naη i m' a
safar sohon: the let her treat is at once; to let alone, to
leave, to leave off, to quit, to cease (verb; 10p, 13p)
naŋ kan place which [in indirect question]
(pronoun; 19)
naru to go on a journey, to take a trip,
to travel (verb; 11p)
narukoy, narukoyo traveller (noun, 11)
naruyan, naruyaŋo journey, trip (noun, 11)
nda [nd', da, d'] and, with [low tone]; if, when [also
rising tone]
(conjunction; 2p, 7p)
nda hiney at an early hour, early, soon
[sometimes]
(adverb; 16p)
ndunya [undunya, nduɲa]
world, universe (noun; 13)
nduɲa
[undunya, ndunya] world, universe (noun)
ne to say [never “to tell”; tone from high
to low] (verb; 3p)
ne … se to call (verb; 6)
ne, ne wo, ne ya [neya] here, right here [tone from low to
high]
(adverb; 7p, 15p, 20), example:
Niamey ne: here is Niamey
ne hendi just over there
nehare over here, over this way (adverb; 20)
neera {nera, neere} to sell (verb; 1p)
neerako, neeraka {nerako; neerikow, /a}
salesman, saleswoman, seller (noun)
neerante {nerante} for sale [literally: to be sold]
(adjective; 21)
neya [ne ya]: right here (adverb; 15p)
Nga neya ! Here it is !
nga [a]: he, she, it; his,
her, it; his, her, its
(personal pronoun; 1, 4)
ngey [i; ey]: they, them, their (personal
pronoun; 1, 4)
ngoyya {ngoya} thank you, the same
to you, likewise [used to reply "fo"
or "fonda" greeting] (interjection; 1)
ni [nin] you, you, your; thou, thee, thy
[singular, never plural]
(personal and possessivepronoun; 1)
niisi blow (one's nose) (verb; 13)
niisi, niiso mucus, snot (noun; 13)
nin to be ripe, to be cooked (verb; 15p);
nin [ni] you, you, your; thou, thee,
thy [ emphatic form of singular] (personal pronoun;
8)
nine, nina nose (noun; 10, 20p)
Nirlandese Dutch (adjective; 6)
nkaago black crowned-crane [bird] (noun; 5)
no to give (verb; 6p)
no garaw to loan money, to grant a loan (verb; 15)
no nda to give outright (verb; 6p)
no ... ya is, are [emphatic] (verb; 15p)
nodin there in that place (adverb; 12p)
nokoy, nokoyo donor, giver, one who gives
(noun; 13)
norizé cyprea shell [animal] (noun; 5)
nooru, nooro money (noun; 6p, 8p)
noru guya whistling-duck (fulvous & white-faced)
[bird]
(noun; 5)
noorujaŋko a pauper [moneyless person]
(noun; 22)
noorukoni a rich person [moneyed person] (noun; 22)
noyan, noyaŋo gift [gerund] (noun; 11p)
nuune {nuney, /a} fire (noun)
nuunebeele, nuunebeela [beele, /a] flame
(noun)
nuwamba (F) November [Zarma normally use
Muslim, lunar, calendar instead of Roman calendar]
(noun; grammar/time)
ny [ɲ]
words with ny see separate page
nzarfu, nzarfo silver (noun; 17p) |