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VOCABULARY.—Continued.
| Near | Kern (German kön). |
| Nearer, bring it | Kheeay-bwah-li. |
| Noodle | Dzahm. |
| Now | Seen |
| News | Seen-boon. |
| Next year | Meh-nee. |
| Next month | Ow-gway. |
| Night | Meh-kwah, |
| Noon | Jit-tow. |
| North | Pak; pak-poy. |
| Nose | P'ee. |
| Notes (of money) | Dzee-p'eeay. |
| Now | Tjee-dzoon. |
| Numbers (cardinal) | Beh-dzee. |
| O. | |
| Oar | Dzeeay. |
| Obey | Dzooen. |
| Office | Seeah-jee-pahng. |
| Often | See-see; seeay-seeay. |
| Oil | Eeoo. |
| Old (of persons) | Low. |
| Old (of things) | Koo. |
| On the table | Ts'ung teng. |
| Once | Dzok hooay; dzok pi. |
| Once, go at | Sooee-see kher. |
| Oneself | Kah-kee. |
| Onion | Ts'ahng. |
| Only | Poot-kooay; tooah-tooah. |
| Open, to | Khooee. |
| Opium | Ah-p'yen. |