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