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Naotizan, to make another intelligent or astute.

Natal, the memory.

Natub, the soul or shadow of a man.

Noh, the god of reason (“Genius der Vernunft,” Scherzer).

Noh, to fecundate, to impregnate (Popol Vuh).

TZENTAL.

X-qna, to know.

X-qnaulai, to know often or thoroughly (frequentative).

Naom, wise, astute (naom vinic, hombre sabio).

Naoghi, art, science.

Naoghibal, memory.

Ghnaoghel, a wise man.

Alaghom naom, the Goddess of Wisdom.

From the Zapotec, of Oaxaca.

Nana, gana, gona, to know.

Nona, to know thoroughly, to retain in the memory.

Nana ticha, or nona lii, a wise man.

Guela nana, or guela nona, wisdom, knowledge.

Hue gona, or ro gona, a teacher, a master.

Na lii, truth; ni na lii, that which is true.

Naciña, or naciina, skill, dexterity.

Hui naa, a medicine man, a “nagualist.”

Nahaa, to speak pleasantly or agreeably.

Nayaa, or nayapi, to speak easily or fluently.

Rigoo gona, to sacrifice, to offer sacrifice.

Ni nana, the understanding, the intelligence, generally.

Nayanii, the superior reason of man.

Nayaa, } superiority, a superior man (gentileza, gentil hombre). Naguii, }

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