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 |