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nyang namb vt he rubs; rabim
Ni marasin nyang namb. He rubs medicine on.
nyang namb vi he does something incorrect or morally wrong (See also unje
nap); em i wokim krangi
Ni nyang namb bu taq maimb. He did something wrong so they put him in jail.
nyang nati/nyang naghe no vi he goes down through a hole; i kam daun
H: nyang nahi/nyang naghe no
Wuti gawo pe nyang naghe no. A man goes down through a hole.
Wuti baj pe pu nyang nati ni. The man comes down from the house.
nyaqi wuse vi it is sooty (See also wase nyaqi); paia i mekim sospen i blak
Gh: nyayi wute
Os bidaq bidaq nyaqi wuse.
We keep cooking with a pan on the fire, the pan gets sooty.
nyar n scar (See also muanji); mak bilong sua
Ni wase rar nyar si pe wus. She has a scar on her hand.
nyarimo n spouse whose mate has died
So: nyerimo
nyarimo nyumbueg: widow; tarangu meri, meri man bilong em i dai pinis
Ni ngaim nati, ni nyarimo nyumbueg. Her husband died, she is a widow.
nyarimo quayi: widower, man whose wife has died; man meri bilong em i dai
pinis
nyarimo wo n orphan, child whose father or mother have died; wanpis, pikinini
papa o mama o tupela wantaim i dai pinis
Kumo segi, kiyi segi, ni nyarimo wo.
He has no mother, he has no father, he is an orphan.
nyaw n floor beams, girders (See picture: baj)
Nyaw mare mandi. They bring the floor beams.
nyaw yuwod: posts that support the floor beams; pos meri
H: nyaw yuwond/nyaw yuod; So: yod nyumbu