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njeunoton-ʄe̩ú̩notoa-jeun.f.1escape from a danger2(eccl.) salvation
njeyieroton-ʄéj:éɾotoa-jeyion.f.sleeping over somewhere for a night
njinʄíadv.man.in this way
njiann-ʄí̩á̩na-jieinom. sg.n-ʄí̩á̩nn.f.swelling
njiatan-ʄɪ̩́á̩tán.f.sifting
njiichon.f.a plant spec., tiny and growing low under other plants with sour taste
njing'area-jingn.f.a cultural practice where groups of people, either boys during the time of circumcision or women, enter a home and request sth., e.g. goats. The people in the home have to give what is requested for and failure to do so will be seen as attracting a curse upon oneself.entering
njing'atan-ʄɪ́ŋátápl.njing'atn-ʄɪŋátn.f.1entering2conception
njipin-ʄípin.f.a string of large beads, 23 cm diameter
njirin-ʄɪɾɪ́pl.njirinn-ʄɪɾɪ̂nnom. sg.n-ʄɪ́ɾɪn.f.giant rat (female)Cricetomys eminiantlkileer
njoolatan-ʄɔ̩́ɔ̩́latan.f.1overtaking, passing2curving of a road
njooten-ʄɔ̩́ɔ̩tɛ̂n.f.1ant spec., small, lowland, smaller than suree2multitudeKatodua njoote e ltung'ana.I saw a multitude of people.This word can be used metaphorically to mean 'multitude', as the ant species appear in multitudes.
njoren-ʄɔ́ɾɛ́pl.njorinn-ʄoɾínnom. sg.n-ʄɔɾɛ́n.f.army, warcflkaterltamammpukimpuoto
njulotin-ʄulótijulotipl.njulotn-ʄulótnom. sg.n-ʄúlotin.f.blood and milk mixed for drinkingTong'oro nkiteng, nilepupu kule, matamat njuloti.Bleed the cow then milk it, let's drink some blood and milk.from adj.
njung'on-ʄúŋofr. var. ofnjung'oto
njung'oren-ʄúŋóɾéa-jungnom. sg.n-ʄuŋoɾén.f.inheriting
njung'oton-ʄúŋotofr. var.njung'on-ʄúŋon.f.inheritance
njuon-ʄúón.f. pl.sleepKailura njuo tene.I will sleep here.Kaata njuo.I'm sleepy.njuo naagut, njuo nairochiheavy sleepaiwuot njuoto lack sleep
njutetn-ʄʊ́tɛ́tpl.njutetin.f.an item used for wiping
njutoton-ʄútótóa-jutn.f.wiping
nkaa nkuen-ka̩a̩ n-kuécompd.a very small lizard spec. which shakes its head up and down
nkabobokink-ábóbókipl.nkaboboknk-abɔbɔ́kn.f.tree bark
Nkabootoknk-abó̩ó̩toksg.Nkabootonink-abó̩ó̩tonin.pl. f.A Ndorobo people living among the Turkana
nkachenk-ácêpl.nkachaunk-acáúnom. sg.nk-acénom. pl.nk-ácaun.f.cow calf
nkachepanipersonal assistant, sb.'s right hand (fem.)antlachepani 1