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{conjunction} {particle} {Russian loan} 1. (ни... ни) neither... nor
♢ ni šo•kšo o•gə̑l, ni jü•štö o•gə̑l {sentence} it's neither hot nor cold
♢ ni ə̑š už, ni ə̑š kol {sentence} (s)he neither saw nor heard
♢ ni to•lšə̑m, ni ka•jə̑šə̑m ə̑šna• už {sentence} we saw neither people coming nor people going
♦ ni jü•štö, ni šo•kšo o•gə̑l {phrase} (s)he doesn't care one way or the other, it's all the same to him/her
♦ ni kol, ni šə̑l {phrase} neither fish nor fowl, neither one thing nor the other
♦ ni muč́a•šə̑že, ni tü•ržö ok koj {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ni muč́a•šə̑že, ni tü•ržö u•ke {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ni o•nč́ə̑k, ni šeŋge•k {phrase} (s)he can't move backward or forward, (s)he doesn't know what to do
♦ ni pelešta•, ni u•ke {phrase} (s)he doesn't want to say anything, (s)he doesn't know what to say
♦ ni su•rtšo, ni pe•č́ə̑že {phrase} (s)he hasn't got a thing to his/her name, (s)he hasn't got a penny to his/her name
♦ ni tüŋa•ltə̑šə̑že, ni muč́a•šə̑že ok koj {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ni tüŋa•ltə̑šə̑že, ni muč́a•šə̑že u•ke {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ni tə̑š, ni tuš {phrase} (s)he is stuck, (s)he's making no headway, (s)he's going nowhere fast
♦ ni šeŋge•k, ni o•nč́ə̑k {phrase} (s)he can't move backward or forward, (s)he doesn't know what to do
♦ ni šogala•š, ni šinč́a•š oge•š lij {phrase} you can neither sit nor stand (due to cold, fear, shame, etc.)
♦ ni šogala•š, ni šinč́a•š ok lij {phrase} you can neither sit nor stand (due to cold, fear, shame, etc.)
♦ ni šoga•š, ni šinč́a•š {phrase} there's no room to breathe
♦ ni šö•ržö, ni me•žše {phrase} it's of no use, it's completely useless
♦ ni i•lə̑še, ni ko•lə̑šo {adjective} {set phrase} more dead than alive, more dead than alive
♦ ni keŋe•žə̑m, ni te•lə̑m {noun} neither in summer, nor in winter
♦ ni lum, ni jür {noun} neither snow nor rain
2. (ни... ни у•ке) barely, just barely, with difficulty
♢ ke•č́e ni onč́ale•š, ni u•ke {sentence} the sun is barely shining
