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nsɛfebonsɛfeMM.LMMn1/2small calabash used for serving
nsɛmnsɛ́mMn9/101special libation meeting house of the nfon2place of sacrifice3shrine; place held sacred for its associations4burial place for a village ruleryew woŋ
nsɛnɛnLLnvcrack on a wall or on the ground; from sɛnɛsɛnɛ
nsɛŋbonsɛŋL.LLn1/2fresh wine; plural refers to wine held in various small containersmbvuum; sɛŋ
nsɛseLHadjin the openɛndan
nshaannsháanLml.MLn9/10large clay pot for holding liquid
nshaan ɛmamML MMn9/10a traditional pot or calabash kept for twin babiesnshaan mbomML lhn9/10pot made out of claynshaan tɛwML Ln9/10traditional clay pot used for compound ceremonies and libationsnshaan woŋML mln9/10clay pot used for pouring libations in the palace
nshɛnshɛ́lm.Mn9/101earth, soil which is dry2ground3dirt4dust5the earth as a physical planet or place of existence6Bibl.the temporal, worldly things and morality of the present worldwoŋnshɛ ɛtalm MMn9/10rocky soilnshɛ shiike lolm LHL Ln9/10earthquake; a violent, shaking movement of the earth which is often very destructivenshɛ yì bwaashilm L LLHidloose soilnshɛ yi tumɛnlm H MMn9/10mud brick
nshɛ yi tumɛnbrickPicasa
nshɛ yì yemlm H Middry soil
nshɛmbonshɛmL.LLn1/2pumpkin leaf
nshɛwbonshɛwL.LLn1/21soup2gravy
nshfuwbonshfuwM.LMnv1/21alliance; an agreement or treaty by which people or nations ally themselves with one another; from shfuw2company
nshianMLncomplete round of distributing the money in a Njangi group
nshii1bonshiiLL.LLLn1/2life; the vitality and force which animates a person in his intellect, emotions, being
nshii2bonshiiLL.LLLn1/21meeting2groupƐ mami bvuu fey no gɛne, no wvú gɛne buysɛn yî bokɛnɛ le ɛ bó lemte nshii wɛne.The woman passed on and as she was going came upon women working a farm as a group.
nshii weeLL LLnlife span; the life of a person
nshiŋbonshiŋL.LLn1/21kind of medicine that is considered to be of very high quality and having power to counter poison, wounds, bites, etc2small calabash container for holding nshiŋ
nshocɛLLadjstate of a peeled item
nshonshobonshonshoLL.LLLn1/2kind of mushroom which grows on rotten wood
nshoobonshooMM.LMMn1/2small calabash for wine
NshooŋLHLnpthe juju who runs ahead to warn people that a more important juju is coming; the juju may also arrest and whip wrongdoersshuumbu
nshumbonshumL.LLn1/2taste that is good
nshwaadaayɛbonshwaadaayɛLLLHHml.LLLLHHmln1/2black-headed weaver bird, with a black head and throat; which nests along rivers; building its woven, ball-shaped nest attached to a tree branch or a tall stalk of grassPloceus melanocephala
nsiebonsieLL.LLLnseen1/2society of older people that meets at the grave of a deceased member
nsoŋ1bonsoŋM.LMn1/2pipe; the nsoŋ is an important part of tapping palm wine. It is a 1 1/2" thick round stick that has been hollowed out with the shiŋ. One end of it is carved out to make a kind of trough. It is inserted, with 3-4 blows of the butt of the hand into the raffia palm. A special sticky substance is spread on the underside of the nsoŋ to prevent leakagebiji, ŋkun, filɛnɛ, gham, nsoŋ, kelɛnɛ, dione
nsoŋ2bonsoŋM.LMn1/2tree which may be used for carving masks
nsoonsoobonsoonsooLLML.LLLMLn1/2shrub which bears red fruit at the base of the stemdinjee