Lexember 7

No need to nod to the nattering nabobs of negativity, now necessity nudges us nearer to noticeably nicer neighbourhoods. That was an unnecessarily convoluted way of introducing today’s theme from ConWorkShop, namely words that contain /n/ in your native language. Not words that begin with /n/, simply words that contain it. One might argue this is not nearly narrow enough for a proper theme, but so what.

Have to admit it took me a while to come up with words, and this is reflected in today’s sentence. It does however consist entirely of words that contain /n/, or the version in my native language does; English, not nearly so. Even if some of the words only have an /n/ courtesy of grammatical affixes.

iye· siro ma mikipu ninosana hemakava··· [havehoke]···
well.I | now 1S.NOM some-ADJZ inspiration-PTV need-PRS-SENS || ponder-PPART ||
Well, now I need some kind of inspiration… *pondering*…
No, nyt minä tarvitsen jonkinlaista inspiraatiota… *pohdintaa*…

ninota /ˈninotɑ/ vi. get excited, be inspired (about ELA)
ninosa /ˈninosɑ/ n. IN inspiration, excitement, enthusiasm
neepañi /ˈneeˌpɑŋi/ n. IN quatrain, tetrastich
neepura /ˈneeˌpuɹɑ/ n. IN quadricycle
neeherae /ˈneeheˌɹɑe/ n. IN quadrant (instrument)