nọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "no"

Ede Ije

Etymology

Compare Yoruba lọ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nọ/

Verb

nọ

to go

Usage notes

usually followed by preposition sí.

Igbo

Pronunciation

(inherent tone): IPA^(key): /nɒ̙̀/

Verb

nọ

to be in a place. (of animate nouns)
Ebe ka ị nọ?
Where are you?

Oke nọ n'ime ọnụ.
There is a rat in the hole.
to stay, to dwell, to sit.
- 2019, Bịabụlụ Nsọ nʼIgbo Ndị Ugbu a, Biblica Inc., Acts 28:12:
  Anyị bịaruru obodo Sirakọs ebe anyị nọrọ ụbọchị atọ.
  We arrived at Syracuse where we stayed for three days.

Isoko

Etymology

From Proto-Edoid *nɔ

Verb

nọ

to ask

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *nɔh (“this”). Cognate with Temiar anoh (“this”), Bahnar 'nâu/'nŏu (“this”), Mon ဏံ (nɔˀ, “this”), Khmer នោះ (nuh, “that”). Probably also related to nó.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɔ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɔ˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɔ˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Determiner

nọ • (奴, 怒)

(literary) this, that yonder

	proximal (*-iː)	distal 1 (*-iːʔ)	distal 2 (*-əːʔ)	distal 3/ remote (*-ɔːʔ)	interrogative (rime was a rounded back vowel)
place, attributive¹ n-	ni nì này/nầy nây	ní nấy	nớ	nọ (nó)	nào
place, nominal² đ-	đây	đấy (ấy)	—	đó	đâu
manner r-	ri rày	—	rứa	—	ru sao³
extent 1⁴ b-	bây	bấy	—	—	bao
extent 2⁵ v-	vầy	vậy	—	—	—

¹ Originally can only follow a nominal (being used attributively), hence nơi này (“this place; here”), nơi nào (“where”) (no longer completely true in the modern language).
² Can be used on its own/is itself nominal, hence đây (“here”), đâu (“where”).
³ From earlier *C-raːw (where *C is nonspecific consonant).
⁴ Placed before the head: bây nhiêu (“this much”), bấy nhiêu (“that much”), bao nhiêu (“how much”).
⁵ Placed after the head: nhanh vầy (“this fast”), nhanh vậy (“that fast/so fast”).

visibility/evidentiality⁶
	distal (ngang)	remote (huyền)
Northern-Southern	kia (cơ)	kìa (cờ)
Central	tê	tề

⁶ Originally, these demonstratives might have been used to assert that something is visible and/or verifiable. They have been bleached quite thoroughly and currently are usually used like other distal demonstratives. The biggest trace of their evidentiality might be in their usage as final particles, often in reduced forms cơ/cờ: [t]ừ đấy về tới Hà Nội, còn những ba cái cầu nữa cơ mà! ("From there to Hanoi, there're still three more bridges to cross!") (Ba ngày luân lạc, 1943).