niʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ni"

Lacandon

Noun

niʼ

  1. nose

Mohawk

Adverb

niʼ

  1. too

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”).

Noun

niʼ

  1. ground, earth, world
    niʼ bikááʼ ― on Earth
  2. floor
    Hooghan góneʼ niʼgóó ayóo sikʼaz. ― The floor in the house is very cold.
  3. (Mythology) one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story

Derived terms
Derived terms

Particle

niʼ

  1. the late (following the name of a recently deceased person), deceased
  2. former
  3. nonexistent

Synonyms

See also

Western Apache

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɪʔ]

Noun

niʼ

  1. ground, earth

Yucatec Maya

Noun

niʼ (plural niʼoʼob)

  1. (anatomy) nose

Derived terms
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