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nnasal prosody
-nvsfxinterrogative marker
-nv > v.IIsfxClass II verb marking
-nvsfximperative and exhortative postfix
na1v.I.intrto go to bedGo to sleep2v.I.intrto come to rest, to stopUsually refers to specifically horizontal objects. However, in the plural, it can refer to both horizontal and vertical objects.Stop moving3v.I.intrto lie downLie down4v.II.trto retireGo to sleep5v.I.intrto sleepSleep6v.I.intrto nap(extended by Yoroni Nisa group 2022)
na'a'arav.chameleon1they all are/were __ing (M-F) [repetitive]3M-FP.repetitive.ura2they all like down (M-F) [repetitive]3M-FP.repetitive.ura
na'arav.chameleon1they all lay, lie, are lying (M-F)2they all are, were, there are __3they all are __ing, have been __ing3F-MP.durative.ura
na'ar'av.chameleon1if they all are/were __ing (M-F)3MP.conditional.ura2if they lie down (M-F)3MP.conditional.ura
nahav.I.trto lean againstLean
nahchusahchu1v.I.trto attach toJoin, attach2v.I.trto glueJoin, attachStick together3v.I.trto stick toJoin, attachStick together4v.T.trto be stuck, gluedJoin, attachStick together5v.T.trto adhereJoin, attachStick together6adjsticky(extended by Yoroni Nisa group 2022)
nahikandogwood, or perhaps arrowwoodFr. bois de flecheTree
nahikakɔlanahikakɔlanflowering dogwood(developed by ethnobotany group, 2024)Cornus floridaPlantWorking with plantsGather wild plantsMedicinal plants
nahkan1butterflyInsect2perch (fish)Fish
nahkachɔhanahkachɔhanmonarch (butterfly)(Yoroni Nisa group 2023)Danaus plexippusInsect
nahkalawunahkalawunnocturnal mothTLP creation 2017-11-01Insectnight butterfly
nahkamuhtinahkamuhtinmothTLP creation 2017-11-01Insecthairy butterfly
nahkarisanahkarisanbutterfly speciesInsectvariegated butterfly
nahkashihparinahkashihparinspurred butterfly pea(Yoroni Nisa group 2024)Centrosema virginianumPlantbutterfly pea
nahkashihpari tɛnakɔlanahkashihparitɛnakɔlanspurred butterfly pea flower(Yoroni Nisa group 2024)
nahkatahch'anahkatahch'anluna mothTLP creation 2017-11-01Insectmoon moth
nahkatohkunahkatohkunwhite perch (fish)Fish
-nahkunsfx1like, similar toLike, similar2resemble, resemblingAppearanceLike, similar
nahku pov.I.trlook like
nahtanahtalin1bank (shore)Leaning, slopingIsland, shore2slopeLeaning, sloping
nahtalivar. ofnahtanbank, shore, slopeLeaning, slopingIsland, shore