ni₁ [L ]C1vcause suffering{ Jaweo kom ni-o.She suffered from the illness. | Ko ná ni vora, ba wó jwoŋi veene.If soothsayers are suffering, they will accept hibiscus seeds (in payment).}
ni₂ [L ]C1(niga) v1hear, understand{ n ni ko kuriyou understand} 2sense, smell{ O ni lwoni.She smelled a smell.}
ni₃ [H ](pl:nia₁) n1mouth, beak{ vɔ nifast (go without food)} (domain: 1.6.2.1 - Parts of a bird, 2.1.1.4 - Mouth.) ni-kantɔgɔ, ni-tɔnno, ni-vɔɔ, idiomni-vɔɔm, ni-wodiu, 2gate, opening(domain: 7.8.5 - Make hole, opening, 6.5.2.4 - Door.) manchwo-ni, 3order, command, word{ pa nicommand, give an order | gwoni nimake a promise, enter an agreement | tiŋi nimake a promise, swear an oath | zage nichange mind, go back on a promise} (domain: 3.5.1 - Say, 4.7.1 - Laws.) ni-kaane, 4edge, sharp edge, border{ Fana kam jege ni.The knife is sharp.} (domain: 8.3.2.3 - Sharp, 8.6.6 - Edge.) ni-chechwaga, 5number{ Ga nɔn-bia bam ni.Count the number of people.} (domain: 8.1.1 - Number.) [ ni-gara, ni-jwoŋinu, ni-mɔrɔ, ni-puga, ni-ywom, der.ni ne, idiomni wɛɛle, idiomni-gwonim]
ni ne (der. ofni₃) 1locaround, at the edge of2tempabout{ da yanto ni nein these days, soon | n yei nɔɔno ni neyou know about sbdy | A yeiri o ni ne.I don't know of him. | Mo ko ni ne.That's exact.}