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nonkawkvpour out, fill (singular)hu nonkawk ahispour the water out and stir
nonkaynbutterfly
nonkeynvpour it out in the water
nonkonbundle, collect in bundlesHakwe pan me nonkon.I am making bundles of the grass
nonkreikvpour out, fill (plural)Hakwe yowr me hu non non-kreik.I feel the areca palm containers with water.
nonkwaynknowHakwe nonkway lwak pey.I do not know (lit: I am not with knowledge.)Hakwe nonkway lopaI do not have the informationHakwe nonkway peyI do not know.
nonoseasonhu-nonobad weather season, with lots of rain
nonokvget, takeHiykwe ku ke nonok.He took the axe (with him).nonok nokyawtake plenty
nononvcold, chillsHa Hailans mon ma lwak hokwe, hakwe non nonon.When I was at the Highlands, I had the chills.
nonownholeYeyk nonow nonThe canoe has a hole.
nonseynvplay?
nonsowvpour out, awaySu-hu piap lwak ankin, swanon-sow.If the coconut milk is bad, you throw it out.swapreis nonsowpierce to make burst
nonweyvsupport, lift upHye kwa way nonwey sian e.Help him to get up.
nonworvscatterHunkwe buk me peie mon nonwor nonwor say o.Do not scatter the books all over the place.
nonyovcalmHu-peyk pau nonyo keyn ohriar lwak.The waves are nearly totally calmed down.
nopniron woodnop-i me lopru inon kreikdig the holes and carry the ironwood posts to stand them in the holes.nop seyrsplit iron wood
nop-iiron wood post
nop-niohCmpnd.noily liquid coming from ironwood
nopnopadjbruised, scratched, half bleedingHiykwe hye nuw-omniy mamniy, opion nopnop.He hit him repeatedly till his skin was bruised all over.opion nopnopscratched, bruised skin
nopraweyadjyoungerney nopraweyyounger sonnay nopraweyyounger brother
nopreadjsmallweyn-pa-weyn senkin senkin nopremany kinds of small different customs
nopriyvcollect, gather (of small items)Mon-pru mon-pru seme kwa nopriy say kow.Gather and throw out all these litters for me.
nopweycfapaw2iweypurwaynat least three generations removednopwey-ihancestor (term of reference)
norkungallAn homkwe norku non lwak.The "an" fish has a gall.Mon sokukwe pruam norku eyn lwakThat thing is greenish..pruam norkugall of the cassowary (green colour)
norwayoadjmale, sonHakwe ney norwayo prueysyar non.I have two sons.