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Rh their houses, generally at night. Probably derived from Kolong, the space under a native house where they may conveniently secrete themselves and hold conversation with the young maid occupying a snug corner in her father's house.

Ngombongan, to take fish in an enclosure built up in the water with wicker work and stones. A man perched in a tree above, holds a string whereby he can raise a bit of netting across the hole by which the fish have entered, when they can be secured.

Ngomong, to talk over, to converse, to hold conversation.

Ngompos, to put unripe plantains, wrapped up in leaves, into a hole in the earth, where it is dry, as under a house, in order to ripen them quickly. Plantains buried also in bran in the same way soon ripen.

Ngongkong, to put out work to be done by others.

Ngopépang, throwing the arms about as in oratory; to gesticulate. Flinging the arms about when hard at work. Sometimes heard as Nyopépang.

Ngopi, to drink coffee, to take coffee- from kopi, coffee.

Ngora, young, juvenile. Fresh, weak in substance; diluted.

Ngorakěn, to begin again, to renew; to dilute; to render weak by mixture.

Ngorok, to snore from the bottom of the throat, especially when the throat is encumbered with phlegm.

Ngoroyo, said of a person who unasked comes and joins at a meal; intruding yourself at meal- times.

Ngosér, to move one's place while sitting or crouched on the ground, as natives do. To wriggle along.

Ngowod, to eat ravenously. To do anything with eagerness and energy.

Ngoyos, to weed a sawah. To pull out the weeds in a sawah. To clean a sawah by pulling out the weeds, and scratching the mud between the young growing paddy, with the fingers.

Nguběk-uběk, to trample about, to wander backwards and forwards on the same place; to tread down anything, as paddy or grass by so wandering about.

Ngudupruk, falling or tripping against. Tripped up by stumbling against.

Ngukui, to scoop out, to scratch out a hole in the ground, as many wild animals do. To burrow.

Ngukupan, to prepare scented ointments or essences by a process of distillation.

Ngukut, to bring up an orphan. To bring up another person's child.

Ngulah, to wallow, as buffaloes, in a muddy hole.

Nguliwa, warped, as a beam or plank.

Nguluwung, deep as the bed of a river. Said of a ravine which has cut deep into the surface of the land.

Ngumbara, to remove to another part of the country; to roam. See Umbara.

Ngumun, to pay respect to; to hold in awe, to venerate.

Ngunduh, to gather the fruit from a tree, by taking off the whole crop. Daik ngunduh