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nado   sibling-in-law   noun

nadu   sibling-in-law   noun

nae dok₁   to dock   verb

nae dok₂   sick   adjective

nae-nae bunga   palm sugar at a certain point in its production   adjective

nae₁   go on   verb

nae₂   climb, ascend   verb

nae₃   rise   verb

nae₄   become more expensive   verb

nae₅   become, be   verb

nae₆   venture out upon the sea   verb

nafas   breath   noun

naga-naga   mast step (?)   noun

nahas   (?) traditional marking of signs in nature for some purpose (?)   noun

nai₁   climb, ascend   verb

nai₂   rise   verb

nai₃   become more expensive   verb

nai₄   become, be   verb

nai₅   venture out upon the sea   verb

najong₁   lateral beam connecting outriggers to a canoe   noun

najong₂   weighted harpoon dropped on a rope from a canoe to spear sea turtles   noun

nama fam   surname   noun

nama kacil   first name   noun

nama pangel   nickname   noun

namu-namu₁   the tree Cynometra cauliflora   noun

namu-namu₂   meat or vegetable pasty   noun

nanako₁   make a mental note of   verb

nanako₂   remember, know   verb

nanako₃   calculate, predict   verb

nanako₄   instructions, guidelines   noun

nanaku₁   make a mental note of   verb

nanaku₂   remember, know   verb

nanaku₃   calculate, predict   verb

nanaku₄   instructions, guidelines   noun

nanala₁   again and again   noun

nanala₂   trying someone’s patience   verb

nanala₃   diligently, committed to a course of action   verb

nanala₄   argue against, oppose   verb

nanari   the tree Canarium sylvestre   noun

nanau   taciturn due to lack of intelligence   adjective

naneri   boar tusk   noun

nangka balanda   the soursop tree (Annona muricata) and its fruit   noun

nangka blanda   the soursop tree (Annona muricata) and its fruit   noun

nangko   perhaps   noun

nani aer   the tree Polyspora amboinensis   noun

naniri   boar tusk   noun

nani₁   a hand tool somewhere between an axe and a hammer, used to extract sago flour from the tree stem   noun

nani₂   the tree Xanthostemon petiolatus   noun

nani₃   the Indonesian bay (Syzygium polyanthum)   noun

nao-nao   taciturn due to lack of intelligence   adjective

napa   here is   verb

napsu   strongly inclined   adjective

napul   (?)   noun

naraka   hell   noun

nasi pulu   a sticky rice dish featuring chicken and nutmeg   noun

nasi pulu siram gula mera   a dish consisting of glutinous rice, palm sugar, and pandan leaves   noun

nas₁   ask for a short break from an activity   verb

nas₂   resign   verb

nat   gap   noun

natik   common sense (?)   noun

natsar   money given to the collection plate during church services (the offertory in baptist churches)   noun

nats   paragraph, clause   noun

naumang₁   eczema   noun

naumang₂   scabies; ringworm   noun

nau-nau   taciturn due to lack of intelligence   adjective

neces   neat, tidy   adjective

negeri   hamlet   noun

negri   hamlet   noun

negri lama   village of one’s ancestral origins   noun

negri tenga-tenga   stomach, belly   noun

nene bongso   grandmother’s youngest sibling   noun

nene   grandmother   noun

nene jaganti   a fairytale figure: seven children play in the forest and get lost, but are taken in by two friendly giants (nene jaganti and tete jaganti) who, it transpires, intend to eat the children for their breakfast   noun

nene luhu   a legendary princess of Moluccan folklore, originally from Luhu in west Seram, abducted by the Dutch and taken to Ambon, escaped to the Soya kingdom, and disappeared in front of the king’s guards. now said to snatch children when rain falls while the weather is still hot   noun

nene moyang   ancestor   noun

neptang   pliers   noun

nesa   sitting on the ground without a cushion   verb

ngala   (exclamation, from “tuang ala”)   interjection

ngana   (exclamation, from “tuang ana”)   interjection

nganga₁   look, see   verb

nganga₂   stare at   verb

ngisa   (exclamation, from “tuang isa”)   interjection

nibong   the palm tree Oncosperma tigillarium   noun

nih   this   noun

nika   get married   verb

niku   pay attention   verb

nimpian   dream   noun

nimpi   dream   verb

nini₁   focus on something far away   verb

nini₂   stay focused   verb

nipa   the nipa palm (Nypa fructicans)   noun

nipis   thin   adjective

niri   bee, wasp   noun

niri gula   honeybee (the family Apidae)   noun

niri itang   a type of black-bodied bee with a poisonous sting or bite   noun

niri madu   honeybee (the family Apidae)   noun

nisi₁   peel, slice, or cut something carefully because it is very thin   verb

ni₁   this   noun

ni₂   (particle indicating emphasis)   noun

nitu₁   dead person   noun

nitu₂   ghost of a dead person   noun

niu₁   new   adjective

niu₂   shiny   adjective

nodek   care for, attend to   verb

noe   nibble, gnaw   verb

nogi-nogi   rage, anger   noun

noi   nibble, gnaw   verb

noko-noko   (?)   noun

nokoputil   (?)   noun

nonae   fishing bait   noun

nona   “miss”, term of address for a younger female   noun

nonai   fishing bait   noun

nona manis   pretty girl   noun

nona rok   traditional sarong skirt, usually paired with a cele   noun

nona tua-tua   spinster   noun

noro   grunt   verb

nos-nos   nasal   adjective

noso   flat, squashed   adjective

no₁   “right?”, “isn’t it?”, etc   interjection

no₂   then, so   conjunction

not   invitation   noun

notu   chew slowly   verb

nou   a type of venomous fish (?)   noun

noul   a type of venomous fish (?)   noun

nunae   fishing bait   noun

nunai   fishing bait   noun

nunas   keel   noun

nusa   island (when used in place names)   noun

nusa ina   ‘mother island’, a poetic nickname for seram suggestive of its role as a mytho-historical homeland   noun

nyado   sibling-in-law   noun

nyadu   sibling-in-law   noun

nya   term of address for a married female Indonesian-Chinese shopkeeper   noun

nyali   guts, grit; the guts to do something   noun

nyamang   comfortable   adjective

nyamu   mosquito   noun

nyanyau   leader line (attached to fishhook)   noun

nyanyiang   song   noun

nyawa   breath   noun

nyilu₁   hurt   verb

nyilu₂   painful   adjective

nyimu₁   fishing line   noun

nyimu₂   thin rope   noun

nyiru   a tray made from woven bamboo used to sell grilled sago or smoked fish   noun

nyiru tapis   a sieve for rice   noun

nyong   “lad”, term of address for a young man   noun

nyong gogos   handsome young guy   noun

nyonyor₁   unlucky, cursed   adjective

nyonyor₂   battered   adjective

nyora   term of address for the wife of a prominent community figure (teacher, priest, etc.)   noun