na: And

Level 1

Noun + na + noun: and.

How It Works

Na means “and” between nouns.

Example	Meaning
Ada na Obi	Ada and Obi
mmiri na nri	water and food
nne m na nna m	my mother and my father

It is spelled the same as na “in, at” before a consonant and na “that”. Before a vowel the place word becomes n', but na “and” stays whole. The context tells you which one. To join two actions, use wee “and then”, taught later.

Examples (4)

Ada na Obi
Ada and Obi
Na joins names.
mmiri na nri
water and food
Na joins things.
Nne m na nna m nọ n'ụlọ.
My mother and father are at home.
Na in a sentence.
ụlọ na ahịa
house and market
Na joins two places.

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na: AndLevel 1

Learn This First

Na also joins nouns and shares its form with n', so the row on n' comes first.

n': In, At, On
Know n' in, at, on, because na “and” is spelled like na “in, at”, and only the apostrophe tells them apart before a vowel: Ada na Obi “Ada and Obi”.
Level 1

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