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Naik,Nayak,Naikara.

A predatory tribe of Guzarat, N.E. of Baroda.W. E.SeeNaikude.

Nat,Nata,Natwa.

A gipsey tribe of U. India.W. E.SeeNut.

Nayadi.

Outcast race of Malabar, inhabiting the forests N. of Cochin. They wear a covering of leaves, and their language is not intelligible to the people of the plains. CorruptlyNaiadis.W. E.

Nesakula,Nesabidaru.

A class of bird-catchers in the Carnatic, speaking a corrupt dialect.W. E.

New Caledonia,seeTakulli.

Nihal.

An aboriginal race of Central India, said to be older than the Gonds.W. E.

Nisovi.

Ugrian: local dialect ofSamoied, spoken N. of the Beresov.

Nomadic.

A term applied to theTuraniandialects, as the languages of nomades or wandering tribes, in contradistinction to theAryanandSemiticdialects, which have been called “state or political languages.”G. R.

Northamptonshire.

A dialect of England. See the Glossaries by Miss Baker and Sternberg.W. W. S.

Nukonono.

Polynesian: mixed dialect ofTahitianandRarotongan. One of the Manüki group.W. G.


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