Entry record from de Josselin de Jong (1947): Ili'uun Erai
nai(n), naima
(1) from (temporal)(eng).
nai amipaunhirafrom the times (occasionally: at the time) of our ancestors(eng)
nai ma gofrom that time (local)(eng)
(2) from (local)(eng).
nai Madjarfrom Madjar(eng)
o nai mefrom where (are) you(eng)
nanai djuluwho is from the East, the one from the East(eng)
nanai
• made out of(eng).
nai aimade of wood(eng)
nai paputimade of white cloth(eng)
nai ... ratan
• from ... to(eng).
heti nai
• ask from(eng).
Note: In fast speech the ~i may be dropped, e.g. namuri instead of nai muri 'afterwards, last'.