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night; one 24-hour period N<br />

naet, dei<br />

Kwamera: nəpɨn<br />

Lenakel: nian<br />

N Tanna: nian<br />

SW Tanna: nɨpɨg<br />

Vaha: nɨpɨg<br />

Whitesands: nian<br />

n<strong>in</strong>ety degrees clockwise from <strong>the</strong><br />

coast (north/south) DIR<br />

not/saot<br />

Kwamera: pesu<br />

Lenakel: pis<br />

N Tanna: pis<br />

SW Tanna: pihiu<br />

Vaha: pɨlɨs<br />

Whitesands: peisi<br />

See also w<strong>in</strong>d (7)<br />

n<strong>in</strong>ety degrees counterclockwise<br />

from <strong>the</strong> coast (north/south) DIR<br />

not/saot<br />

Kwamera: prehi<br />

Lenakel: hiu<br />

N Tanna: pahap<br />

SW Tanna: prah<br />

Vaha: feow<br />

Whitesands: pahau<br />

See also w<strong>in</strong>d (8)<br />

nipple N<br />

See breast<br />

no INTJ<br />

no<br />

Kwamera: rekəm<br />

Lenakel: kəp̃<br />

N Tanna: kəp̃a<br />

SW Tanna: nɨkam<br />

Vaha: nɨkam<br />

Whitesands: kəp̃ə<br />

nod <strong>of</strong>f V, V/INTR<br />

See jolt<br />

noise N<br />

noes<br />

Kwamera: nɨpəsegi,<br />

tərhugaru<br />

Lenakel: nuvlɨguvlɨgan†<br />

N Tanna: nagətɨn<br />

SW Tanna: tərɨgaru<br />

Vaha: təlɨgalu<br />

Whitesands: emkaru<br />

†See mourn<br />

See also (1) make noise; (2)<br />

rattle<br />

noise, make V/INTR<br />

See make noise<br />

nom<strong>in</strong>alizer-1 (agent, <strong>in</strong>strument)<br />

G<br />

i makem wan man i mekem samt<strong>in</strong>g<br />

ya<br />

Kwamera: y-<br />

Lenakel: y-<br />

N Tanna: y-<br />

SW Tanna: y-<br />

Vaha: y-<br />

Whitesands: y-<br />

nom<strong>in</strong>alizer-2 (abstracts, gerunds)<br />

G<br />

mekam wan samt<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Kwamera: n-…-ien<br />

Lenakel: n-…-an<br />

N Tanna: n-…-ən<br />

SW Tanna: n-…-ien<br />

Vaha: n-…-ien<br />

Whitesands: n-…-ien<br />

non-existent, be; gone, be V/A<br />

no gat<br />

Kwamera: iwən<br />

Lenakel: kə<br />

N Tanna: ɨkə, amɨr<br />

SW Tanna: rkək<br />

Vaha: kə<br />

Whitesands: ɨkə<br />

noon, be; sunba<strong>the</strong><br />

V/INTR<br />

V/A (INTR),

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