N - n
ná
1)
not; negative marker.
na mi ku de e
I want nothing to do with what theyre doing!
ná soní u tangi
you're welcome
2)
na hanse a hanse möön
he/shes really beautiful
2)
de ta nai makandi du soni
they do things together
náki
1)
to hit (on purpose or accidentally).
naki maun
to clap
naki futu kai
to stumble and fall
2)
naki kölöku/ bunu futu
to be fortunate
naki wogi futu
to be unfortunate
4)
naki politiki
to try to deceive
nákima
severe case of hiccups.
namá
1)
to touch.
nama deesi nëën
to put medicine on it
2)
to join; to side with.
nambá
strap (e.g. on bag, purse, or gun).
2)
name for the greatest God.
nángo
to go.
nango ta ko
to go back and forth
Nasí
the name of a Saramaccan clan.
2)
to reincarnate.
nasíön
nation; kind of people.
násö
1)
or.
tide nasö amanjan
either today or tomorrow
2)
nasö nö?
isnt that right
ndekú
1)
leaves or vine for poisoning fish.
2)
di sëmbë si ndeku
that person is ugly
ndéti
night.
ndeti buka
evening
ndeti tapa
it became dark
a di gaan ndeti
late in the night
ndjú
type of round peanut.
në́
1)
name.
në, i weki
greeting to person of same name
2)
reputation.
nëë́n
contraction for in it:.
wata an dë nëën möön
theres no more water in it
an dë nëën seei
he/she wants nothing to do with it
në́ën
contraction for not that.
nëën u ta taki
that is not what we are saying
nënë́
great-great grandparent.
në́séki
the person who is reincarnated after someone dies.
në́si
1)
spawning place for fish.
2)
bird nest.
ngáku
stutter.
ngaku kisi ën
he stuttered
a a ngaku
he stutters
níën
strand (e.g. of hair or thread).
nínga
to suppose mistakenly.
njaan
ideophone for red or shining.
2)
to bite.
3)
to use; to use up.
4)
to corrode.
5)
njan jai
celebrate News Years Day
6)
njan sëmbë a baka
to slander
7)
njan papai
to be caught not being prepared for your husband
8)
njan buka/ njan suti buka
to brag; to claim credit for something you didn't do
9)
njan wojo
to wink; to make eyes at
10)
bëë ta njan di mujëë
pre-birth pains
buka njan
toothache
11)
a njan di busikopu u nö?
didnt he pass on my message
12)
njan a gogo
to wiggle ones rear in a flirtatious manner
Njanfái
the name of a Saramaccan clan.
2)
cooked rice.
njanjan-a-wata
rice without anything on it
3)
tuwë njanjan
to make a food oblation
njúma
term of address for brothers child.
2)
recently.
nö́
question marker at end of sentence.
nö́bu
1)
identifying mark; number.
2)
to mark with identifying mark.
2)
proverb.
koti nöngö
to tell a proverb
nö́ö
1)
introducer for explanatory clause.
2)
only.
hën nöö mi abi
that is all I have
3)
ta du nöö
just keep on (and youll surely see results!)
2)
now; as of the present time.
2)
emergency.
núsu
nose.
nusupau
nose
nusubasu
mouth
tja nusu ko
come smell it!
(also known as katao pau).
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