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N letter in the Bikol alphabet pronounced NA

NA plural NI class marker occurring before names

NA that (a connector)

NA already. Nagkakakan na akó. I’ve already eaten.

NA yet (in questions). Nagkakakan ka na? Have you eaten yet; have you already
eaten?

NA about (when used with the future tense). Madumán na kamí. We’re about to leave.

NA anymore (when used with the negative); DA’Í NA not anymore

NA a linker; Anóm na bóte Six bottles

NA- verbal affix, incompleted action

NA- verbal affix, past tense of MA-; NA+R- progressive tense of MA-

NABÁHA variant of LABÁHA

NAG- verbal affix, past tense of MAG-; NAG+R- progressive tense of MAG-

NAGÁ’ wild duck

NAGÍGIN progressive tense of MAGÍN

NÁGIN past tense of MAGÍN

NAGÍNI a demon, part of a trinity with ARAPÁYAN and MAKBARÚBAK. (Bikol mythology)

NA’GÓM MA- delicious, delectable; MAG- to become delicious, delectable; MAG+PA-,

PA-+-ON to make delicious, delectable 296

NAÍL-CÚTTER (E) nail cutter

NÁ’ISAY by whom, NI class plural question pronoun

NAKA- verbal affix, continuing state

NAKA- verbal affix, past tense of MAKA-

NAKAKA- verbal affix, progressive tense of MAKA-

NÁKER WHÍTE NÁKER mother of pearl. Whíte nákar siyá. She’s light skinned.

NAKI- verbal affix, past tense of MÁKI-

NAKIKI- verbal affix, progressive tense of MÁKI-

NALÍ’ curious (this could be interpreted as curious in an ignorant sort of way);

MA-+-AN to find something curious; MAGÍN to grow curious

NAM- verbal affix occurring before bases beginning with B, P, and M; see NANG-
NAMÁN again (as something done more than once, not a command nor a verb). Si kuyán
na namán an nakatáma’. So- and- so hit the bull’s-eye again. Iká na namán. So it’s
you again.

NAMÁS (-NAMÁS) excessive, too much

NÁMIT taste, flavor; MA- flavorful, tasty, savory; MAG-, -AN to taste

NAMÓK mosquito; MA- having a lot of mosquitoes; -ON or MA- to get a mosquito bite

NAN- verbal affix occurring before bases beginning with T, D, S, and N; see NANG-

NÁNA’ pus; MA- pussy; MAG- to become pussy; -AN or MA-+-AN to secrete pus

NÁNAY mother (informal) 297

NÁNOK sound (sleep), soundly. Nánok si túrog niyá. He slept soundly; he’s in a
sound sleep.

NANG- verbal affix, past tense of MANG-; NANG-+R- progressive tense of MANG-

NANGGÁD never. Da’í ka nanggád mapapatúrog kon maribókan sa luwás. You’ll never
fall asleep if it’s noisy outside. Da’í ka nanggád magdumán. You must never go.

NANGKÁ’ variant of LANGKÁ’

NÁPKIN (E) napkin

NAPTALÍNA moth balls

NÁRA tree (all sp; pterocarpus)

NARÁNSAS a small orange

NARANGHÍTA variant of ARANGHÍTA

NARKÓTIKO narcotics, dope, narcotic

NÁSA in, on; Nása gílid On the edge; Nása ospitál In the hospital

NASIÓN nation, country

NASIONÁL national

NASIONALÍSMO nationalism

NASIONALÍSTA nationalist; PARTÍDO NASIONALÍSTA the Nationalist Party; MAG- to join

the Nationalist Party

NÁTAD front yard

NÁTO’ tree (all sp; palaguim)

NATÓNG taro, taro leaves

NATURÁL natural (as in looks); expected 298

NATURÁL naturally
NÁVY (E) the navy, a sailor

NÁWI MAG-, -AN to clean the inside of the rattan vine

NEGÁR MAG-, -AN to deny, to repudiate, to negate; PAG-denial, repudiation

NEGLIHÉNSIA negligence

NEGOSIÁNTE business man, woman; dealer

NEGOSIÁR MAG-, -AN to negotiate with

NEGÓSIO a business; IBUGTÁK SA NEGÓSIO to invest (something); MAG- to be in

business; MAG-, -ON to put up for sale, to sell; PAG- trade, business

NÉGRA Negress

NÉGRO Negro

NÉNE’ name for a young girl

NÉRBIO nerve

NERBIÓS nervous; -ON or MA- to be, get nervous

NERBIÓSO (A) a nervous person

NI NI class marker occurring before names

NI NI … NI either…or; neither…nor

NÍGHT-CLÚB (E) nightclub; MAG-, -ON to go nightclubbing

NÍGO a winnowing basket

NÍGO’ variant of IGÓ’

NÍ’ISAY by whom, NI class question pronoun

NÍ’ISAY by whom, postposed possessive phrase pronoun

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NIKOTÍNA nicotine

NIN KI class marker occurring before general nouns (general)

NIN NI class marker occurring before general nouns (general)

NÍNANG godmother

NINDÁ by them, NI class 3rd pr. pl. pronoun

NINDÁ their, postposed possessive phrase pronoun

NINDÓ by you, NI class 2nd pr. pl. pronoun

NINDÓ your, postposed possessive phrase pronoun

NÍNONG godfather

NÍPA’ palm tree (sp; whose leaves are used for roofing and walls)

NÍTO’ black fern

NÍTSO niche (in a cemetery)

NÍWANG MA- thin (for animals and people), slender, slim, skinny, slight, scrawny,
lean, gaunt; MAG- to become thin, slender, etc., to lose weight; MAG+PA- to go on a
diet; MAG+PA-, PA-+-ON to make thin

NIYÁ by him, her, it (animate), NI class 3rd pr. sg. pronoun

NIYÁ his, hers, its, postposed possessive phrase pronoun

NIYÁKO’ I said. Niyáko’, “Magdigdí ka.” I said, “you come here.”

NIYÁMO’ (L) SÁBI NIYÁMO’ we said

NIYÁTO’ (L) SÁBI NIYÁTO’ we said (incl.) 300

NIYÓG coconut, coconut tree; -AN coconut plantation

NO-ARÍN when (future tense) used as a question; KON NO-ARÍN some other time, on
another occasion; KON NO-ARÍN SA sometime within; Kon no-arín sa búlan na iní
Sometime within this month

NOBÉLA novel

NOBÉNA a novena; MAG- to say a novena

NOBÉNTA ninth; NOBÉNTA Y ÚNO ninety-one (see ‘thirty’ for further forms)

NÓBIA fiancée, bride

NOBIÉMBRE November

NÓBIO fiancé, bridegroom, groom

NOMINÁR MAG-, -ON to nominate

-NON (O) suffix indicating ‘people of’; DAGÁTNON people of the sea; BIKÓLNON people
of the Bikol region

NÓNOY name for a young boy

-NONG variant of -NON

NÓRTE north; NÁSA in the north

NÓTA a musical note

NÓTE (E) note, memo

NÓTEBOOK (E) notebook

NOTÍSIA news, a notice

NÓTSE-BUÉNA Christinas eve; MAG- to have a feast on Christmas eve

NO-UDMÁ’ tomorrow 301

NOÚN (E) a noun

NOY see NÓNOY

NUÉBE nine; DIÉS Y NUÉBE nineteen; IKA DIÉS Y NUÉBE nineteenth

NUGPÓ a piece of smoldering fire wood saved to start the next fire

NÚKNÚK gnat

NÚMERO number, digit

NÚ’NÚ’ MAG- to run (the nose). Nagnunú’nu’ an sí’pon mo. Your nose is running (lit:
Your cold is running).

NUNGKÁ never

NU’ÓD MAG-, -AN to learn, to be educated; AN NANU’DÁN education

NÚRSE (E) a nurse; MAGÍN to become a nurse

NÚSNÚS MAG-, -ON to scour, to scrub, to rub with a cloth; PANG- an abrasive

NÝLON (E) nylon