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nɑ˥
nɑ˧ _a
nɑ˧dʑi#˥
nɑ˧mi#˥
nɑ˧~nɑ˥
nɑ˧ʈʂʰõ˧-õ˩di˩-pɤ˩
nɑ˩ _b
nɑ˩bɑ˧-ʁɑ˧ɭɯ#˥
nɑ˩dzi˧
nɑ˩hĩ#˥
nɑ˩kwɤ˧
nɑ˩mi#˥
nɑ˩mv˥-nɑ˩dzi˩dzi˩
nɑ˩pv˧-qʰwɤ˧
nɑ˩tsʰi˩
nɑ˩zo#˥
nɑ˩-ʐwɤ˥
nɑ˧˥
nɑ˩˧
næ˩-qʰæ˥ʈʂʰe˩
ni˥
ni˧fv˥
ni˧mi#˥
njæ˥-qv˩
njæ˧bæ˥
njæ˧-sɯ˩kv˩
njæ˧tsɯ˩
njæ˧-zɯ˩
njæ˩pʰv˧
njæ˩qwæ˧˥
njæ˩qʰæ#˥
njɤ˧di˧˥
njɤ˧kv˩
njɤ˧kv˩-njɤ˩tsʰɤ˩
njɤ˧lɑ˥
njɤ˧le˧gv#˥
njɤ˧mv˥
njɤ˧mv˥-mi˩
njɤ˧nɑ˩
njɤ˧ʈʂɤ˥
njɤ˩
njɤ˩ _b
njɤ˩bi˥
njɤ˩-gɤ˧lɑ˩
njɤ˩kʰi#˥
njɤ˩ɭɯ˧
njɤ˩qʰwɤ˧˥
njɤ˩-tse˧~tse˩
njɤ˩ʈʂv˧˥
njɤ˧˥
njɤ˧˥
njɤ˧˥
njɤ˩˥
njo˥
njo˧
njo˧bi˧li˥
njo˩bi˥
njo˩kæ˧tɕi˩˥
njo˩pɤ˩lv˥
njo˩˥
no˧no˧
no˧no˧-ɖɯ˩mɑ˩
no˧=ɻ˩
no˧-sɯ˩kv˩
no˧zɯ˩
no˩
no˩bv˧
no˩qo˥
no˩zɯ˧˥
nv˥
nv˥
nv˧hṽ˩
nv˧hṽ˩-bi˩bi˩
nv˧pɤ˩
nv˧tv˥
nv˩dʑɯ˥
nv˩ho#˥
nv˩ɭɯ˧
nv˩mi˩
nv˩mi˩-ɖɯ˩
nv˩mi˩-ki˧ki˩
nv˩mi˩-ʈʰi˩
nv˩pi˧
nv˩tɕʰi#˥
nv˩tsɑ˧˥
nv˩ze˧

nɑ˥ adjective Tone: H. serious. 严重. adjective.: mɤ˧-nɑ˥; not serious; 不严重

nɑ˧ _a classifier Tone: Ma. clf .tools . 量词 .把 . classifier.

nɑ˧dʑi#˥ noun Tone: #H. feminine_given_name. 女性名字. given name.

nɑ˧mi#˥ noun Tone: #H. classifier: kʰwɤ˥ hardship. 艰难/艰苦. abstract.: nɑ˧mi˧ tʰv˧!; Hardship has come!; 现在是艰苦的时候！ / 现在很贫困！

nɑ˧~nɑ˥ adverb Etym: nɑ˩. secretly. 暗暗. adverb.: nɑ˧nɑ˥ | le˧-li˧ le˧-do˧ |; to see (someone) for whom one was secretly on the lookout; 偷偷地看见; nɑ˧~nɑ˥ se˩ |; to walk furtively; 贼头贼脑地走

nɑ˧ʈʂʰõ˧-õ˩di˩-pɤ˩ noun classifier: pʰæ˧˥ streamer_of_scriptures. 经幡. religion.

nɑ˩ _b adjective Tone: Lb. black. 黑. adjective.: nɑ˩-hĩ˥; rel; 黑的; mɤ˧-nɑ˩; neg; 不黑

nɑ˩bɑ˧-ʁɑ˧ɭɯ#˥ noun Tone: LM+#H. name_of_mountain. 一座山的名字. place name.

nɑ˩dzi˧ adverb Tone: LM. dark. 暗. time.: nɑ˩dzi˧-ze˩!; It has got dark! Twilight has come!; 天变暗了！ / 黄昏到了！; nɑ˩dzi˧-ho˩-ze˩!; It's going to get dark!; （天）要变暗了！

nɑ˩hĩ#˥ noun Tone: LM+#H. classifier: v˧ Naxi. 纳西族. ethnic groups.: nɑ˩hĩ˧-mi˧ ɲi˥!; She is a Naxi women! / It's a Naxi woman!; 她是纳西族女人！; nɑ˩hĩ˧-bɑ˧lɑ˥; the Naxi costume, Naxi garments; 纳西族服装; nɑ˩hĩ˧-ʐwɤ˧ so˥; to study the Naxi language; 学纳西语; nɑ˩hĩ˧-tʰæ˧ɻæ˥; Naxi books; 纳西族的书

nɑ˩kwɤ˧ noun Tone: LM. classifier: ɭɯ˧ 南瓜::pumpkin. 南瓜. plant.

nɑ˩mi#˥ noun Tone: LM+#H. Na_woman. 摩梭女人. society.

nɑ˩mv˥-nɑ˩dzi˩dzi˩ adjective completely_dark. 很暗. time.

nɑ˩pv˧-qʰwɤ˧ noun Tone: LM-. emperor. 皇帝. society.: ʈʂʰɯ˧ | nɑ˩pʰv˧-qʰwɤ˧-ni˩gv˩!; He's got an empereror's looks! / He thinks he's the emperor! (Mocking someone who thinks he or she can impose his/her decisions to everyone, who thinks (s)he is a great leader.); 他摆出做皇帝的样子！ / 他以为他是皇帝吧！（嘲笑一个自以为是的人）

nɑ˩tsʰi˩ noun Tone: L. name_of_mountain. 一座山的名字. place name.: kɤ˧mv˧˥, | æ˧ʂæ˧, | ŋwɤ˧hɑ̃˩, | ʂwæ˧gv#˥, | nɑ˩tsʰi˩˥ | -tɕʰɤ˧pɤ˧mi#˥, | qv˧ɻ˧-ʈʂʰɑ˧nɑ˥ |; The six mountains of Yongning that carry a name and have a definite symbolic value. The other mountains do not have comparable symbolic value, and fewer people use specific names for them.; 永宁地区有固定名字的六座山。其它的山，因为没有重要的象征意义，因此没有取名。

nɑ˩zo#˥ noun Tone: LM+#H. Na_man. 摩梭男人. society.

nɑ˩-ʐwɤ˥ noun Tone: LH. Na_language. 摩梭话. language.

nɑ˧˥ verb Tone: MH. to tremble. 发抖. verb.: nɑ˩~nɑ˧-ze˥; red pfv; 发抖了; le˧-nɑ˩~nɑ˩; accomp red; accomp red; lo˩qʰwɤ˥ | nɑ˩~nɑ˧˥; the hand trembles; 手抖

nɑ˩˧ noun Tone: LM. classifier: v˧ endonym .Na . 自称：摩梭族. ethnic groups.: nɑ˩-mv˧ nɑ˥-di˩ |; Na territory; 摩梭人地区; ə˧ʝi˧-ʂɯ˥ʝi˩, | nɑ˩zo˧-tɑ˥mv˩-ɳɯ˩ | dʑo˧-ɲi˥-tsɯ˩!; Na traditions used to mention this! / There used to be Na traditions about this! (Context: when reference is made to local customs, to explain what is allowed and what is not.); 过去，摩梭人的传统（里）有（关于这些问题的说法）嘛！

næ˩-qʰæ˥ʈʂʰe˩ adjective completely_dark. 黑乎乎. adjective.

ni˥ noun Tone: #H. classifier: po˧ amaranth. 苋米. plant.

ni˧fv˥ noun Tone: H#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ large_bag. 大包. object.: jɤ˧ŋɤ˧-ni˧fv˥; Chengdu bag (note: this kind of large, solid bag was often purchased in the area of Chengdu, hence their association with this place name.); 成都大包。（据说这类的包一般是成都地区生产的。）

ni˧mi#˥ noun Tone: #H. classifier: v˧ sisters. 姐妹. society.: ʈʂʰɯ˧ | ʈæ˧ʂɯ˧-bv˧ | ni˧mi˧ ɲi˥.; She is /ʈæ˧ʂɯ˧/’s sister.; 她是达石的姐姐（或妹妹）

njæ˥-qv˩ verb Tone: H#-. to_look_away. 看别的方向. verb.: hĩ˧ njæ˧qv˥; to turn away the head from, to look away from (someone that one despises, hates...); 看别的方向，不直接看（蔑视态度）; mɤ˧-njæ˥qv˩; neg; neg

njæ˧bæ˥ noun Tone: H#. classifier: ʈʰɤ˥ tear. 眼泪. body.

njæ˧-sɯ˩kv˩ pronoun Tone: °L. 1pl .exclusive . 我们. morphosyntax.: njæ˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ | mɤ˧-sɯ˥!; We (exclusive) don't know!; 我们不知道！; ʈʂʰɯ˧-sɯ˩-kv˩, | njæ˧-sɯ˩-kv˩-bv˩ | mɤ˧-sɯ˥!; They do not understand us! (Context: about people coming from other areas, who do not understand local custom and habits); 他们不了解我们！

njæ˧tsɯ˩ noun Tone: L#. classifier: kʰwɤ˥ eyebrow. 眉毛. body.: njæ˧tsɯ˩-ɖæ˩; eyebrow (this formulation avoids ambiguity between 'eyebrow' and 'eyelashes'); 眉毛; njæ˧tsɯ˩ | mv˩tɕo˧ kʰɯ˧˥; to knit the brows (literally "to lower the brows"); 皱眉毛; njæ˧tsɯ˩-ʂæ˩

njæ˧-zɯ˩ pronoun Tone: L#. 1du . 我们两个. morphosyntax.: ɑ˩ʁo˧(-hĩ˧) | njæ˧zɯ˩ ho˩-dʑo˩!; (We cannot stay any longer because) our family is waiting for us!; （我们两个不能再呆在这里了，）家里在等我们！

njæ˩pʰv˧ noun Tone: LM. classifier: ɭɯ˧ white_of_the_eye. 白眼球. body.

njæ˩qwæ˧˥ adjective Tone: LM+MH#. classifier: v˧ blind. 眼睛瞎了. society.: ʈʂʰɯ˧ | njæ˩qwæ˧-ze˥; (S)he went blind.; 他眼睛瞎了。; ʈʂʰɯ˧ | njæ˩qwæ˧ ɲi˥.; (S)he is blind.; 他是瞎子。; njæ˩qwæ˧-mi#˥; blind woman; 眼睛瞎了的女人; njæ˩qwæ˧-zo#˥; blind man; 眼睛瞎了的男人; njæ˩qwæ˧-hĩ#˥; blind person; 瞎子

njæ˩qʰæ#˥ noun Tone: LM+#H. classifier: kʰwɤ˥ gum_in_the_eyes. 眼屎. body.

njɤ˧di˧˥ noun Tone: MH#. classifier: kʰwɤ˥ glue. 胶. object.

njɤ˧kv˩ noun Tone: L#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ cheekbone. 颧骨. body. See: kv˩kv˩

njɤ˧kv˩-njɤ˩tsʰɤ˩ adjective Tone: L#-. beautiful. 美丽. verb.: ə˧mi˧! | mv˩zo˩ ʈʂʰɯ˩-ɭɯ˥ | njɤ˧kv˩-njɤ˩tsʰɤ˩! | ɖwæ˧˥ | ə˧v˧˥!; Wow! This young lady is really beautiful! Very pretty!; 啊呀，这个少女真美丽！很漂亮！; njɤ˧kv˩njɤ˩tsʰɤ˩ | ʐwæ˩˥; extremely beautiful; 非常美

njɤ˧lɑ˥ adverb early. 早. time.: njɤ˧lɑ˥ | gɤ˩-ʈi˧; to rise early; 起得早

njɤ˧le˧gv#˥ noun Tone: #H. daytime. 白天. time.: ɲi˧mi˧-njɤ˩le˩gv˩; daytime; 白天

njɤ˧mv˥ noun Tone: H#. classifier: qɑ˩ pig_fodder. 灰条菜/灰灰菜. plant.

njɤ˧mv˥-mi˩ noun Tone: H#-L. classifier: mi˩ camel. 骆驼. animal.: njɤ˧mv˥mi˩-zo˩; baby camel; 小骆驼; njɤ˧mv˥mi˩-pʰv˩; male camel; 公骆驼

njɤ˧nɑ˩ noun Tone: L#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ eyeball. 眼珠. body.

njɤ˧ʈʂɤ˥ noun Tone: H#. black_jack. 鬼针草. plant.

njɤ˩ pronoun Tone: L. 1sg . 我. morphosyntax.: njɤ˩ ɲi˩˥!; It's me! (Typical answer at the door); 是我！（情景：一个人敲门，里面的人问是谁，人家回答：“是我！”）; njɤ˧ no˧ lɑ˧˥; I strike you; 我打你

njɤ˩ _b verb Tone: Lb. to_husk. 舂. verb.: le˧-njɤ˩-ze˩; accomp _ pfv; 舂了; hɑ˧ njɤ˧˥; to husk rice; 舂米; hɑ˧ | le˧-njɤ˩; to husk rice; 舂米; hɑ˧ | ɖɯ˧-njɤ˧~njɤ˩-ɻ˩; rice - delimitative red inceptive; 把米舂一舂

njɤ˩bi˥ noun Tone: LH. classifier: ɭɯ˧ top_eyelid. 上眼皮. body.

njɤ˩-gɤ˧lɑ˩ noun Tone: L-L#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ eyeball. 眼珠. body.

njɤ˩kʰi#˥ noun Tone: LM+#H. classifier: kʰwɤ˥ bottom_eyelid. 下眼皮. body.

njɤ˩ɭɯ˧ noun Tone: LM. classifier: ɭɯ˧ eye. 眼睛. body.

njɤ˩qʰwɤ˧˥ noun Tone: LM+MH#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ orbit. 眼眶. body.

njɤ˩-tse˧~tse˩ noun Tone: L-L#. classifier: po˧ branched_horsetail. 节节草. plant.

njɤ˩ʈʂv˧˥ noun Tone: LM+MH#. classifier: mi˩ loach. 泥鳅. animal.

njɤ˧˥ verb Tone: MH. to_glue. 贴. verb.: le˧-njɤ˧-ze˥!; accomp _ pfv : It's glued! It's glued!; 粘在一起了！; tso˧~tso˧ le˧-ɖʐɤ˧, | le˧-njɤ˧˥!; When something (e.g. a book) is torn, (we) glue it together!; 东西撕破了，粘在一起（就好了）

njɤ˧˥ adjective Tone: MH. sticky. 黏. adjective. See: njɤ˧˥1

njɤ˧˥ adjective Tone: MH. early. 早. adjective.

njɤ˩˥ noun Tone: LH. classifier: ɭɯ˧ eye. 眼睛. body.

njo˥ noun Tone: #H. cucurbit_flute. 葫芦丝. music.: njo˧ mv˥; to play the cucurbit flute; 吹响葫芦丝

njo˧ noun Tone: M. ear. 谷穗. plant.: hɑ˧-njo˩; ear of cereals; 谷穗; mv˧dze˧-njo˧ (+ɲi˩); ear of barley; 大麦穗; tsʰi˧zi˧-hɑ˧njo˥ (+ɲi˩); ear of highland barley; 青稞穗

njo˧bi˧li˥ noun Tone: H#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ lips. 嘴唇. body.

njo˩bi˥ noun Tone: LH. classifier: ɭɯ˧ breast. 乳房. body.: ʝi˧-njo˥bi˩; cow's breast; 牛的奶头; njo˩bi˧-ʁo˧qʰwɤ˩; nipple, teat; 乳头

njo˩kæ˧tɕi˩˥ noun Tone: LM+LH. From: Chinese 牛肝菌 . 牛肝菌::cep. 牛肝菌（借词） . plant. See: jɤ˧qʰɑ˧-pɤ˥jɤ˩-mo˩

njo˩pɤ˩lv˥ noun Tone: L+H#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ udder. 牛的奶头. animal.

njo˩˥ noun Tone: LH. milk. 奶汁. body.: njo˩ ki˧; to breast-feed (literally 'to give milk'); 给（喂）奶; njo˩ ʈʰɯ˩˥; to drink milk; 喝奶

no˧no˧ noun Tone: M. feminine_given_name. 女性名字. given name.

no˧no˧-ɖɯ˩mɑ˩ noun Tone: °L. feminine_given_name. 女性名字. given name.

no˧=ɻ˩ pronoun Tone: L#. 2pl . 你们. morphosyntax. See: no˧-sɯ˩kv˩

no˧-sɯ˩kv˩ pronoun Tone: °L. 2pl . 你们. morphosyntax.: no˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ | mɤ˧-sɯ˥!; You (plural) don't know (about this)!; 你们不知道！; njɤ˧ | no˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ | mɤ˧-sɯ˥!; I don't know you! / I am not familiar with your situation/business!; 我不认识你们！ / 我不熟悉你们！; njɤ˧ | no˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ lɑ˩ / njɤ˧ | no˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ lɑ˩-bi˩; I strike you ( pl ) / I am going to strike you; 我打你们 / 我要打你们; no˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ lɑ˩-bi˩; you are going to strike; 你们要打了; no˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ | sɯ˧!; you know, you are aware (of this); 你们知道; no˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ | le˧-li˧; you are looking; 你们在看; no˧-sɯ˩-kv˩ | li˧-bi˧!; you are going to look; 你们去看吧！

no˧zɯ˩ pronoun Tone: L#. 2du . 你们俩. morphosyntax. See: no˩zɯ˧˥

no˩ pronoun Tone: L. 2sg . 你. morphosyntax.: no˩ ɲi˩˥; It's you!; 是你！

no˩bv˧ noun Tone: LM. masculine_given_name. 男性名字. given name.

no˩qo˥ adverb Tone: LH. close_to. ……附近. morphosyntax.

no˩zɯ˧˥ pronoun Tone: LM+MH#. 2du . 你们俩. morphosyntax. See: no˧zɯ˩

nv˥ verb Tone: H. to_chase. 追赶. verb.: le˧-nv˥; accomp; accomp; ʈʂɤ˩nv˩; to chase after, to pursue; 追赶; le˧-ʈʂɤ˩nv˩; to chase after, to pursue; 追赶; le˧-ʈʂɤ˩nv˩ | le˧-hɯ˩; He went to chase after; 追赶去了

nv˥ verb Tone: H. to_bury. 埋. verb.

nv˧hṽ˩ noun Tone: L#. classifier: v˥ bean. 豆子. plant.

nv˧hṽ˩-bi˩bi˩ noun Tone: L#-. classifier: kʰɤ˧˥ classifier: panier green_bean. 四季豆. plant.

nv˧pɤ˩ noun Tone: L#. broad_beans. 蚕豆. plant.

nv˧tv˥ noun Tone: H#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ nosebag. 饲料袋子. object.

nv˩dʑɯ˥ noun Tone: LH. classifier: v˥ classifier: casseroles bean_curd. 豆腐. plant.

nv˩ho#˥ noun Tone: LM+#H. classifier: v˥ soft_beancurd. 豆花. plant.

nv˩ɭɯ˧ noun Tone: LM. classifier: wɤ˩ classifier: une charge soy. 黄豆. plant.

nv˩mi˩ noun Tone: L. classifier: ɭɯ˧ heart. 心脏. body.: hĩ˧ ʈʂʰɯ˧-v˧, | nv˩mi˩ tɕi˥! |; This person lacks courage! (literally "...(his/her) heart is small"); 这个人，胆小！（直译：“心小”）; nv˩mi˩˥ | ɖɯ˧-ɭɯ˧ tsɤ˧ |; in sympathy, in unison; 情投意合; nv˩mi˩˥ | tʰi˧-tɕɯ˥ | so˩˥; to study patiently / to teach patiently; 耐心地学习 / 耐心地教; nv˩mi˩-qo˥ | tʰi˧-ʑi˥; to remember, to keep in mind; 记住、记得（直译：‘心里存着’、‘心里有’）; nv˩mi˩-qo˥ | tʰi˧-kʰɯ˧˥; to make an effort to remember, to carry in mind; 记住（直译：‘放在心里’）; nv˩mi˩ dzɯ˩~dzɯ˩-ɻ˥; not to get along well; to quarrel all the time; to poison each other's life; 经常吵架、过不到一起去

nv˩mi˩-ɖɯ˩ adjective Tone: L. Etym: nv˩mi˩; ɖɯ˩a. brave. 勇敢. adjective.: ʈʂʰɯ˧ | nv˩mi˩˥ | ɖwæ˧˥ | ɖɯ˩˥! | hĩ˧ | mɤ˧-ɖwæ˥!; (S)he is very brave! (S)he is not afraid of others / (s)he fears no one!; 他很勇敢！谁也不怕！; pɤ˩mi˩˥ | nv˩mi˩ ɖɯ˩˥, | ʝi˧-ɳɯ˧ tʰv˧˥; | mi˩zɯ˩ nv˥mi˩ ɖɯ˩ (-dʑo˩), | hĩ˧-ɳɯ˧ lɑ˧˥!; "If the frog is brave, it gets stamped on by the ox; if the woman is brave, she gets beaten!" (Explanation: weaker creatures must not be too brave: if a frog fears nothing and ventures onto the roads, it can easily get crushed to death; if a woman behaves with masculine self-assurance and courage, she gets into situations where people come to hands, and she eventually has the lower hand.); “勇敢的青蛙，被牛压死。勇敢的女人，被人家打！”（说明：青蛙太勇敢，上马路，就容易被压死，而女人太勇敢，容易跟别人发生矛盾，最后就打不过男人。）

nv˩mi˩-ki˧ki˩ adjective Etym: nv˩mi˩; ki˧a. with_similar_mood. 心意相通. adjective.

nv˩mi˩-ʈʰi˩ adjective Tone: L. Etym: nv˩mi˩; ʈʰi˩a. worn_out. 没精神. adjective.

nv˩pi˧ noun Tone: LM. soybean_dregs. 豆粕. plant.

nv˩tɕʰi#˥ noun Tone: LM+#H. classifier: kʰɤ˧˥ classifier: panier bean_chaff(fine). 豆类的细糠秕. plant.

nv˩tsɑ˧˥ noun Tone: LM+MH#. classifier: mɤ˩, etc bean_chaff(coarse). 粗的豆糠. plant.

nv˩ze˧ noun Tone: LM. chickpea. 鹰嘴豆. plant.

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