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na, a particle; classed with conjunctions 

 in its use in the second and third per- 

 sons; in the first singular, objective 

 case, it is simply a nasal, thus pisaiin; 

 onalin, c f. 1 Kings 9: 3; aiolabbit ishina 

 ikano, Matt. 7, 5; 13: 22. 



na, by means of; because; that; so that; 

 to the end that, 2 Sam. 24: 2; iskali 

 isht hqssamala napisalashke, Mark 12: 15; 

 here the object is expressed by 

 na, so that; sinii at kopoli na ille- 

 tok, because the serpents bit them 

 they died; ant amanoli na akosti- 

 ninchiletuk, oka ya™ hachinshileli nan 

 hashanyatok, Josh. 2: 10; here the re- 

 sult in the mind of Rahab is expressed, 

 but in the mind of Moses the object 

 of God in drying up the waters would 

 be expressed by na; yohmi na, when, 

 Matt. 3: 16, see Matt. 4: 12, where na 

 and mat both are used. 



na, till, Matt. 2: 15; long; chihaksi na, 

 1 Sam. 1: 14; na used before "time 

 how long," Acts 19: 8, 10, 22; time 

 future, anla na sltohbi, to stay till 

 night; ihi n shi na, Matt. 11:12; antana 

 bilia, to remain forever; anta na himaka, 

 to stay till this time; time past up to 

 the present, i n hullo na bilia hatukosh, 

 1 Kings 10: 9. 



na, nah, adv., and; and then; that, Matt. 

 2:8; ont kehopesa na, let us go and see it 

 and then, etc. (we shall know); ont 

 kehopesa na ia; hot akla na, let me look 

 for and come then. The verb next 

 after na has a different nom. from the 

 one before it. When both verbs have 

 the. same nom. cha is used, as ant impa 

 cha, come and eat and (go to work — as 

 the case maybe); ant issa cha, quit 

 and (do not trouble me again), etc.; ima 

 na, Matt. 15: 36; used in the oblique 

 case, Josh. 7: 21; iyinkalaha ombinili 

 na tabokolimat illitok, 2 Kings 4: 20; 

 mahyah nah, scolding a dog a second 

 time; i. e., again, over again; keho- 

 tisheli nah, let us now disperse, hav- 

 ing been together a while. 



na, n., a thing; an actor; an agent; an 

 article, John 4: 38[?]; contracted from 

 nana; before b, m, and p, usually writ- 

 ten nam; before the vowels and ch, I, 

 and t written nan, for euphony's sake; 

 it is prefixed to verbs to form a noun; 



name of an agent or thing; nanokpani, 

 a criminal; nan okpulo, a vile thing. 



na, lest; maiyah na, go off lest (1 whip 

 you). 



na balama, n., incense; a fragrant 

 thing; an odor; a perfume; a scent; 

 spices; spicery, 1 Kings 10: 2, 15. 



na balama ahushmi, n., an altar of 

 incense, Luke 1: 11. 



na balama alua, n., an altar of incense. 



na banna, n., appetite; desire. 



na banna, a., needy. 



na bashli, n., a reaper, Matt. 13: 30, 39. 



na bila, n., oil, Luke 16: 6; fat; grease; 

 gravy; a greasy thing in a melted state; 

 melted fat. 



na bili, n., a pointer. 



na boli, n., a striker. 



na bolukta, n., an orb. 



na buna, n., a bundle; a roll; a parcel. 



na fammi, n., a wmipper; a chastiser; a 

 castigator. 



na fehna, v. a. i., to matter, Mark 

 12: 10, 11; to be possible, Matt. 17: 20. 



na fehna, n., something; a real thing; a 

 reality; a feat; a wonderful work, Matt. 

 7: 22; wonders, Josh. 3, 5; mighty 

 work, Matt. 11: 20, 21; 13: 54. 



na fehna, a., material; notable; remark- 

 able; stupendous; superb; wonderful; 

 wondrous. 



na fehna keyu, a., unimportant. 



na fehna keyu, n., nothing; a nihility. 



na fehna keyu, a., ordinary; immaterial. 



na fehnachi, v. t., to make something of 

 it, Luke 5: 26[?]; nafienacld. 



na fehnachi, n., the one who makes 

 something of it. 



na fohka, na foka, n., a garment of any 

 kind; a shirt; a coat; apparel; clothes, 

 Josh. 7: 6; attire; clothing, Matt. 7: 15; 

 habiliment; a habit; raiment; a vest- 

 ment; a vesture; a wardrobe, Matt. 11:8; 

 Josh. 7:21, 24; 9:5, 13. 



na foka abohushi, n., a press; a clothes 

 press. 



na foka afohoma, n., ahem. 



na foka afohomi, v. t., to hem a gar- 

 ment; to hem in. 



na foka afoli, v. t., to swaddle. 



na foka aiasha, n., a wardrobe. 



na foka aiitatoba, n., a slop-shop; a 

 shop where ready-made clothes are 

 sold. 



