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nhiam
/n̪jàm/
noun
ŋuan:
nhiem
face
noun;
plural:
faces
front of body (from head to toe)
noun;
plural:
fronts of bodies
Cä nhiam nɛn pan.
I saw a face yesterday.
Cä nhieem nɛn pan.
I saw faces yesterday.
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Bentiu dialect)
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nhiam
n̪jàm
nhiem
n̪jé̤e̤m
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nhiam
n̪jǎm
nhiem
n̪jé̤e̤mnì̤
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