N - n
| nail | bɔ̀lɔren, gbángban, sòrin |
| nail puller | bɔ̀lan |
| naked | gbódo, kólon, lákolon |
| nakedness | gbódoya |
| name | kíli, kùnnabɔ́, kùntɔɔ, tɔ́ɔ |
| name of agent | -la, -na |
| name one by one | mádan |
| name smb. | lá, l' |
| name X {in Y's honour/ with Y's name} | lá, l' |
| namesake | tɔ́ɔma |
| narrate | ɲáfɔ |
| narrate about | mádan |
| narration | bábu, ɲáfɔli |
| narrative | ɲáfɔ |
| narrator | ɲáfɔlila |
| narrow | dɔ́gbɔ̀rɔnɛn |
| narrow down | dɔ́gbɔ̀rɔ |
| nasal cavity | bàda, bàra |
| nasalization mark | kánnadiyalan |
| nation | mànton |
| nationalist | fàsolaka |
| nationality | fàsoya |
| native | bɔ́baa, bɔ́baa, dìnko, dùuden, dùuren |
| nature | súnkun, tède, tère, tète |
| naughtiness | kálabaanteya, kálabanteya |
| naughty | fúufàafuu |
| naughty child | bólolakumumɔɔ |
| nauseate | ɲáin, ɲánin, ɲáɲin, ɲéin, ɲɛ́ɲin, ɲóyin, yílimaji |
| navel | bàda, bàdakun, bàra, bàrakun |
| navel hernie | bàdakudun, bàrakurun |
| navigable canal | bájaran, bákuda, báyaran |
| navy blue | bìle, bìlɔ, bùle, bùlo |
| neap-tides | jífaa |
| near | dáfɛ̀, kɔ́dɔ, kɔ́rɔ, tɔ̀ɔfɛ̀, tɔ̀rɔfɛ̀ |
| near person | màmɔɔ |
| nearby | gbɔ́ku |
| neat | bɛ̀sɛ |
| nebulosity | lábuun |
| neck | kán |
| neck (of clothes), neckline | lábɔdiya |
| necklace | cáka, kɔ́nɔn |
| necktie | dábinsan |
| need | dɛ́sɛ, màko |
| needle | mísali, mísèli, sàyilan, sèyilan |
| needle with a thread | jèsema, sàyilan, sèyilan |
| neem | jòkajo |
| negation | bànni, bànsila, màsɔsɔli |
| negative participle | -bali |
| negative phrase | bànsila |
| neglect | dɔ́yoron, lábìla, mábìla |
| neglect one's religious duties | káawa, káwa |
| neglect one's work | lánɔɔ |
| negligence | mábila |
| Negrillo | kòrogba |
| neighbour | sìiɲɔɔn |
| neighbourhood | sìinfɛ |
| neologism | fɔ́kuda |
| nephew | bárinnɛn, bárinnin, bénkɛ, bɛ́nkɛ |
| nest | fán, ɲàan |
| net | jɔ̀ |
| network | kòrofo |
| network clothes | jɔ̀len, jɔ̀lennɛn |
| neutral | tɛ́dɔ |
| neutrality | tɛ́dɔya |
| never | ábadàn, fɛ́sɛkudu, hábada, hábadan, háyibadan |
| new | kúda, kúra |
| new unoccupied house | bón |
| newly circumcised one | bìri |
| newly initiated | bólokofen, cɛ̀balen, kɛ̀balen, sòlima, sòlimaden |
| newly initiated boy | cɛ̀balen, kɛ̀balen, kɛ́nɛden |
| news | jànjon, kìbaro |
| newspaper | fɔ̀ɔbɛ |
| next | nàtɔ |
| next day | dùusagbɛ |
| next year | járe, jári, sàndɔ |
| niece | bárinmoso, bénmoso, bénmuso, bɛ́nmoso |
| Niger perch | sálen |
| night | sú |
| night conversation | sùmun, sùun |
| night prayer | sáfo |
| nightingale | sòrofe |
| nightly festival | fìda |
| Nile giant perch | sálen |
| Nile perch | sálen |
| nine | kɔ̀nɔndɔ |
| ninetieth | bíkɔ̀nɔndɔnan |
| ninety | bíkɔ̀nɔndɔ |
| nitrogen | sɛ́ɛsun |
| nitta tree | nɛ̀dɛ, nɛ̀rɛ |
| Nko | Ńkó |
| no | áà, ɛ̀nɛn, ɛ̀nɛnɛ̀n, ɛ̀ɲɛ̀, héyì |
| noble person | hɔ́rɔ, lànpaasi |
| nod | dɔ́dɔ̀n, rɔ́dɔ̀n |
| noise | mànkan, sɔ́nkɔ |
| noise produced by wings | bíi |
| noisily | bíi, bíii |
| nomad | bùu-túdu-ní-bùu-bɔ́ |
| nomad cattle breeder | bíyangbɛnna |
| nomadic cattle breeding | bíyangbɛn |
| nominalization | -li, -ni, -nin |
| nominate | lásìi, tɔ́ɔya |
| none | sí |
| noneity | fúuya |
| non-emphatic pronoun | tùunta |
| non-Muslim | bánbàran |
| nonsense | bɔ̀dɛbɔ, bɔ̀rɛbɔ, mànamanakan |
| non-undulated | wòyobali |
| nook | dóodoo |
| norm | jɔ́njɔn |
| normal | bɛ̀dɛmabɛ̀nnin, jɔ́njɔnma |
| normalization | jɔ́njɔnya |
| North | bólo, kɔ̀ɔduu |
| North African crested porcupine | bàla |
| North African oryx | dànkaran, dànkaranfule, dànkarankule |
| northern latitude | dálatɛɛ |
| Northern Pole | bári |
| nose | nún |
| nose out | dɔ́soore |
| nostril | núnfole, núnfule |
| not a single | sí |
| not at all | kélen |
| not cook properly | mábàrabara |
| not to be | té, tɛ́ |
| not yet | fɔ́lɔ |
| note | jàntońdɔ, kɔ̀rɔsi, yílinɔ |
| notebook | sɛ́bɛren, sɛ́bɛwala |
| nothing | fóyì, fú, fúu |
| notice | kɔ̀rɔsi, kɔ̀rɔsi |
| notion | bìsikili, míriya |
| noun | tɔ́ɔ |
| nourish | bálo, lábalo |
| nouveau riche | bàki |
| novel | kànfɔ |
| novelty | kúdaya |
| November | nɛ́nɛba |
| noviciate | fáfa |
| now | bélè, bìtun, bìtuun, búdùn, bútùn, múnùn, mùnun, mútùn, mùtun, sɛ̂n, sɛ̂n, sɛ́nɛ̀n, sínɛ̀n, sínɛ̀n, sínɛ̀n, sísàn, sísàn, sísɛ̀n, sísɛ̀n |
| now the village is quite near | bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ̀rɛ |
| nowadays | bì, bì, bìn, bìn, bìntuma, bìntuma, bìtun, bìtuun, búdùn, bútùn, mùnun, múnùn, mútùn, mùtun, tènten |
| nowadays, this custom becomes rare because of the Islamic influence) | bɔ̀n |
| nuisance | báasi, bìlannabaa, tàna |
| nullity | fúuya |
| number | bɛ̀rɛya, bɔ́li, fɛ́rɛtɛ, jàte, jàteden, jírika, yírika |
| number position | yílama |
| numbness | sù |
| numerous | bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ̀rɛ, bòn, bònba, kɔ̀ngbɛ, sɛ́dɛ, sɛ́dɛ, sɛ́dɛma, sɛ́dɛman, síya, síyaman, wɛ́rɛ |
| numu | nùmu, nùmun, nùun |
| nursing mother | dénbatii |
| nutritive element | bálofen |
| nyriad | jírika, yírika |