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Tampulma - English
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naVerbto seeBe ti waa na min.The child did not see me.
na chaksiNounmenstruationAkala ŋɔ di o na o pɛn chaksirɛ.Akala said she had her menstruation.
na dɔktaVerbto see a doctorAtika kaali asiptiu di o la na dɔkta.Atika went to the hospital to see a doctor.
na dɔŋ alaafɛVerbto visit each otherBa wa val aa na dɔŋ alaafɛɛ.They do not go to visit each other.
na dɔŋ dooVerbto greet each otherBa wa vɛɛn val aa na dɔŋ doo.They also do not go to greet each other.
na kinVerbto find somethingBaal ti waa na kin ti.The man did not find it.
naa-saNounlegChɔɔ nyɛn be ti naa ni.There is a sore on the child’s leg.
naa chɔɔchɔɔraNounleg soreKina Kala naa chɔɔ.Look at Kala’s sore on his leg.
naa naaninenaaninsaNountoenailO naanine mou bunkol.She hit her toenail against a stone.
naa vɛɛ naaliNounblind personNaa vɛɛ naali o waa ki karimi tɔn.A blind person cannot read a book.
naachɔkanaachɔksaNounankleBanuha ŋɔ di o naachɔka laa wi.Banuha says that his ankle is hurting him.
naafɛlinaafɛlɛNounlame personKala be digi ya naafɛli tiinnɛ.One of Kala’s sons is lame.
naafunɛnaafunsaNountoenailTika naafunɛ ti ziŋu aa daŋni seeli.Tika’s toenail is too long and needs to be trimmed.
naagbar ziŋiziŋɛNoun(long) legBuun ti naagbarsa ya naagbar ziŋɛwa.The goat has long legs.
naagboŋnaagbotaNounkneeMu kpa mu naagboŋne a mou bunkol.A stone hit me on my kneecap.
naagboŋ huusiNoun(injured) kneeO kpak naagboŋ huusirɛ.He has an injured knee.
naagolim-eNounbow leggedBe ti naasa ya naagolimewa.The child is bow legged.
naalɛtinaalɛtiNoundragging a legBasig kpak naalɛtirɛ.Basig drags one of his legs.
naali-saNounsight, seeingAsuma naali wa van kpok.Asuma’s sight is not good.
naalor-aNoun(back of) the kneeKin tau mu naalor.Something pinched the back of my knee.
naalumanalumsaNounheelYa nii a sɛm i naaluma ti.Take some water and wash your heel.
naamiVerbto createKoosa naami nibinsa.God created human beings.
naaniŋmɛn-aNoun(type of) herbNaaniŋmɛn ya sigiri lurire.The ‘naaningmen’ herb is a medicine for hernia.
naanuun-saNounsweet potatoLa hur naanuunsi taa a wa nyɛ min.Go and dig me up some sweet potatoes.
naapɛɛl chɔchɔɔraNounsore on the footNaapɛɛl chɔ wara peti lalaka.A sore on one’s foot doesn’t get better quickly.