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Bingham

n

pron. his, her, its, always written as a suffix, much resembling of.
I (never alone but always with verb, or predicate).
prep. in, at, to, by, with, of n.
note. becomes ni before m, b, k, and the word ne.

Sabatier

N

pron. (capital) replaces I before na, nang, the future tense.
ex. N na kawariko: I will call on you.

n

pref. to certain words to indicate the nature, natural custom.
ex. ntorotoro, from torotoro, etc.

n1

and ni.
prep. of, in, at, by, for, with, as.
ex.
  • e aki toki ni karongoa: he doesn't stop (in) making noise.
  • e roko ni kawarai: he came to see me.
  • e mena n au auti: he is in my house.
  • ni makana: by his power.

n2

prep. is used before vowels and n, r, t it becomes ni euph. before b, k, m, ng, p, w. Before w it becomes nu in many islands.
ex. tabonuwai for taponiwai.
note. in Butaritari and Makin n is put between the negative and the verb.
ex. I aki n ataia: I don't know.

n3

and ni.
na.
suf. poss. adj. for his, her, its (n. euph.).
ex.
  • baran te tei: the child's hat.
  • barani Betero: Peter's hat.
and na for ana.
ex. barana: his hat.