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1

Nuh-boder

[nuh-bod-er]
Command
Meaning
Don't bother; don't trouble yourself; leave it alone.
Example
"Nuh-boder cook dinner, wi wi order food instead."
2

Nyabinghi

[ny-ah-bing-gee]
Proper Noun
Meaning
The oldest Rastafarian mansion and sacred spiritual drumming gathering. Named after anti-colonial East African warrior queen.
Example
"Di elders play Nyabinghi drums during di sacred grounation."
3

Nuh true?

[nuh troo]
Question
Meaning
Isn't that true?; right?; don't you agree?
Example
"Jamaica hot dis time a year, nuh true?"
4

Nutt’n

[nut-n]
Pronoun
Meaning
Nothing.
Example
"Nutt'n nuh wrong wid di car, it run fine."
5

Nyam

[nyam]
Verb
Meaning
To eat, consume, or devour food.
Example
"Come mek wi nyam di food before it cold."
6

Nyam-a-gram

[nyam-ah-gram]
Noun
Meaning
Someone who eats voraciously, glutton, or food enthusiast.
Example
"Dat man a real nyam-a-gram, him finish three plate a food."
7

Nyamminz

[nyam-minz]
Noun
Meaning
Food, meals, cooked provisions, or feast.
Example
"Wi have good nyamminz cooked fi di celebration."
8

Nable string

[na-bl string]
Noun
Meaning
Umbilical cord; deep spiritual or ancestral connection to one's birthplace.
Example
"Him nable string bury right under di mango tree inna di yard."
9

Neva

[nev-ah]
Adverb
Meaning
Never; did not (past negative marker).
Example
"Mi neva see dat man inna mi life before."
10

Nine-night

[nyne-nyte]
Proper Noun
Meaning
Traditional Afro-Jamaican nine-day wake and memorial gathering held after someone dies.
Example
"Di whole community turn out fi di nine-night celebration."
11

Nize

[nyze]
Noun
Meaning
Noise; loud din; commotion.
Example
"Stop di loud nize inna di house!"
12

Nose-hole

[nohz-hohl]
Noun
Meaning
Nostril.
Example
"Dust get inna mi nose-hole and make mi sneeze."
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