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{conjunction} {particle} {Russian loan} 1. (ни... ни) neither... nor
♢ ni šokšo ogə̑l, ni jüštö ogə̑l {sentence} it's neither hot nor cold
♢ ni ə̑š už, ni ə̑š kol {sentence} (s)he neither saw nor heard
♢ ni tolšə̑m, ni kajə̑šə̑m ə̑šna už {sentence} we saw neither people coming nor people going
♦ ni jüštö, ni šokšo ogə̑l {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 muč́ašə̑že, ni türžö ok koj {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ni muč́ašə̑že, ni türžö uke {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ni onč́ə̑k, ni šeŋgek {phrase} (s)he can't move backward or forward, (s)he doesn't know what to do
♦ ni pelešta, ni uke {phrase} (s)he doesn't want to say anything, (s)he doesn't know what to say
♦ ni surtšo, ni peč́ə̑že {phrase} (s)he hasn't got a thing to his/her name, (s)he hasn't got a penny to his/her name
♦ ni tüŋaltə̑šə̑že, ni muč́ašə̑že ok koj {phrase} it has no bounds, there's no end to it, it goes on endlessly
♦ ni tüŋaltə̑šə̑že, ni muč́ašə̑že uke {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 šeŋgek, ni onč́ə̑k {phrase} (s)he can't move backward or forward, (s)he doesn't know what to do
♦ ni šogalaš, ni šinč́aš ogeš lij {phrase} you can neither sit nor stand (due to cold, fear, shame, etc.)
♦ ni šogalaš, ni šinč́aš ok lij {phrase} you can neither sit nor stand (due to cold, fear, shame, etc.)
♦ ni šogaš, ni šinč́aš {phrase} there's no room to breathe
♦ ni šöržö, ni mežše {phrase} it's of no use, it's completely useless
♦ ni ilə̑še, ni kolə̑šo {adjective} {set phrase} more dead than alive, more dead than alive
♦ ni keŋežə̑m, ni telə̑m {noun} neither in summer, nor in winter
♦ ni lum, ni jür {noun} neither snow nor rain
2. (ни... ни уке) barely, just barely, with difficulty
♢ keč́e ni onč́aleš, ni uke {sentence} the sun is barely shining
