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nɩmagɩln, famous person, eminent person, important person
nɩmɛlocthere, that placeƲ hɛ nɩmɛ.It is there.
nɩnyɩlɩŋn, important person
nɩpɩrɩsɩŋn, sarcasm
nɩpɩrɩtɩɩnan, sarcastic person
nɩsɩŋn, 1hand, armƲ paa ʋ nɩsaa chʋŋ ʋ nyuŋ lɛ.He put his hands on his head (in order to express sorrow).2musical style
nɩsɩŋ duomoidto be a thiefBaal la nɩsɩŋ duomo.The man is a thief.
nɩsɩŋ sɩɩŋida handfulŊaa jisiiŋ nɩsɩŋ sɩɩŋ pɩmɛ.Give me a handful of groundnuts.
nɩsʋrʋŋn, rubbish
nɩsʋʋŋcfsʋʋŋn, corpse
nɩwaafalɩŋn, adolescent, teenager
nɩwaalɩŋn, adult
nɩwaayiiliŋn, giant
nlacfŋɩɩdem1thisPɩɩŋ nɛ nla.This is a yam.2thus, like thatBɛɛ nɛ tɩɩ ŋ ŋaa nla?Why did you act like that?
nnacfŋpron. emph.you (sg. emph. form of ŋ)
nɔgɛvto carry on one's hip or under one's armHaal la nɔgɛ ʋ bie.The woman carried her child on her hip.
nɔmbiiŋn, upper grindstone
nɔmbuuŋn, a place built to contain flour when it has been ground
-nɔmmʋŋnum.sfxfifth, fifth timegɛrɩnɔmmʋŋthe fifth cloth
nɔmʋŋn, lower grindstone
nɔnjeeŋn, a place where a small grinding stone is fixed
nɔŋv1to grindƲ mʋ nɔŋ mɩaa.He/she went to grind millet.2to iron (clothes)Ʋ nɔŋ gɛnnɩŋ.He ironed clothes.
nɔŋkpaalɩŋn, flat stone for grinding
nɔɔŋcfbanɔŋnum.five (when counting)