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{conjunction} {particle} {Russian loan} 1. (ни... ни) neither... nor
♢ ни шо•кшо о•гыл, ни йӱ•штӧ о•гыл {sentence} it's neither hot nor cold
♢ ни ыш уж, ни ыш кол {sentence} (s)he neither saw nor heard
♢ ни то•лшым, ни ка•йышым ышна• уж {sentence} we saw neither people coming nor people going
♦ ни йӱ•штӧ, ни шо•кшо о•гыл {phrase} (s)he doesn't care one way or the other, it's all the same to him/her
♦ ни кол, ни шыл {phrase} neither fish nor fowl, neither one thing nor the other
♦ ни муча•шыже, ни тӱ•ржӧ ок кой {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ни муча•шыже, ни тӱ•ржӧ у•ке {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ни о•нчык, ни шеҥге•к {phrase} (s)he can't move backward or forward, (s)he doesn't know what to do
♦ ни пелешта•, ни у•ке {phrase} (s)he doesn't want to say anything, (s)he doesn't know what to say
♦ ни су•ртшо, ни пе•чыже {phrase} (s)he hasn't got a thing to his/her name, (s)he hasn't got a penny to his/her name
♦ ни тӱҥа•лтышыже, ни муча•шыже ок кой {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ни тӱҥа•лтышыже, ни муча•шыже у•ке {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ни тыш, ни туш {phrase} (s)he is stuck, (s)he's making no headway, (s)he's going nowhere fast
♦ ни шеҥге•к, ни о•нчык {phrase} (s)he can't move backward or forward, (s)he doesn't know what to do
♦ ни шогала•ш, ни шинча•ш оге•ш лий {phrase} you can neither sit nor stand (due to cold, fear, shame, etc.)
♦ ни шогала•ш, ни шинча•ш ок лий {phrase} you can neither sit nor stand (due to cold, fear, shame, etc.)
♦ ни шога•ш, ни шинча•ш {phrase} there's no room to breathe
♦ ни шӧ•ржӧ, ни ме•жше {phrase} it's of no use, it's completely useless
♦ ни и•лыше, ни ко•лышо {adjective} {set phrase} more dead than alive, more dead than alive
♦ ни кеҥе•жым, ни те•лым {noun} neither in summer, nor in winter
♦ ни лум, ни йӱр {noun} neither snow nor rain
2. (ни... ни у•ке) barely, just barely, with difficulty
♢ ке•че ни ончале•ш, ни у•ке {sentence} the sun is barely shining
