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.