na, nana 3. demonstrative pron., there, that, follows noun; si doo na, that thing.

na, nana 4. adv. follows the verb and denotes a preterite, already, finished; e sui na, e sui nana, it is finished; sui na, thereafter.

naga v. tr., to waste, to spend.

namo, inner harbour, lake, pool; suu i namo; asi namo a lake.  S. namo.

nana, na 3. 4.

nani, nanani, v. i., to seek for.

   nanisi v. tr.

nao (gu) n. face; with locative i; in front of, before; naoe gula, first place; i naogu, before my face; before my time, naonao tolia, chief portion at a feast.

nao v. i., to lead; nao tala, lead the way; eta inao, to lead.  S. nao.

   naofa (na) n. eldest, first, naofana mwela, eldest child,
   naofe mwela.

nare 1. v. tr., to roast on the embers.

nare 2. v. tr., to prepare, make ready, serve, wait upon.

nau 1. pers. pron. sing. 1.  I, used by itself as subj. or follows inau; nau gu ote nau ni lea, I do not want to go.  V. nau.

nau 2. as nau 1. but suff. as obj. to verbs and prepositions.

nau 3. fanau educate.  S. nanau.

ne 1. demonstrative, there, that; a mwela ne, that person, he.

ne 2. interrogative pron. follows the interrogative ati, who; ati ne? e uta ne, how is it?

ne 3. v. i., to speak, make a sound.

nee v. i., to be still, silent.

nena demonstrative pron., that, follows the noun; doo nena, that thing.

neneo charcoal.

ni 1. genitive, of, belonging to; (a) used mainly in construction; fote ni fera, a native paddle; baea ni sugela, words of deceit, mwemwedua ni lalano, wild honey; (b) expressive of purpose, si gula ni lea inia, a place for him to go to; (c) expressive of condition, rosuli ni manatai gami, hear us in mercy, gera mou ni oli, they feared to return; fasia muka manata ni bae uri, think not to say thus; (d) added to verbal suffix giving transitive force foaa, foaataini.  S. ni.  Cf.  M. L. p. 532.

ni 2. personal article used with the names of females, both native and foreign; ni Alida, also used with certain nouns which denote women where in Sa’a nga or a is used, ni te nau, my mother; ni mwaimwane, a man’s sister or a woman’s brother; ni aia, female relations; ni doo the woman; ni mwela ne, that woman; is not used with afe wife, nor with geni female; is not used with plural.  Duke of York ne, M. L. p. 566, Gilb.  Is. nei, Efate lei, S. kei.