nû—used as a suffix to denote “and,” or “also”; û′lĕ-ʻnû, “and also”; na′skiʻ-nû′, “and that,” “that also.”
Nucassee—see Nĭkwăsĭ′.
nu′dûñnelû′—he did so and so; an irregular form apparently connected with the archaic forms adûñni′ga, “it has just become so,” and udûñnû′, “it is matured, or finished.” See [number 118].
nûñ′dă′—the sun or moon, distinguished as nûñ′dă′ igĕ′hĭ, “nûñ′dã′ dwelling in the day,” and nûñ′dă′ sûñnâ′yĕhĭ, “nûñ′dă′ dwelling in the night.” In the sacred formulas the moon is sometimes called Geʻyăgu′ga, q. v., or Su′tălidihĭ′, “Six-killer,” names apparently founded upon myths now lost.
nûñ′dă′-dikaʻnĭ—a rare bird formerly seen occasionally in the old Cherokee country, possibly the little blue heron (Floridus cerulea). The name seems to mean “it looks at the sun,” i. e., “sun-gazer,” from nûñ′dă′, sun, and da′kaʻnă′ or detsi′kaʻnă, “I am looking at it.” See [number 35].
Nûñ′dâgûñ′yĭ, Nûñdâ′yĭ—the Sun land, or east; from nûñdă′, sun, and yĭ, locative. Used in the sacred formulas instead of di′gălûñgûñ′yĭ, “where it rises,” the common word.
Nûñ′dăyeʻlĭ—“Middle (i. e. Noonday) sun,” from nûñdă′, sun and ayeʻlĭ, middle; a former Cherokee settlement on Nantahala river, near the present Jarrett station, in Macon county, North Carolina, so called from the high cliffs which shut out the view of the sun until nearly noon. The name appears also as Nantahala, Nantiyallee, Nuntialla, etc. It appears to have been applied properly only to the point on the river where the cliffs are most perpendicular, while the settlement itself was known as Kanu′gûʻlâ′yĭ, “Briertown,” q. v. See [number 122].
Nugătsa′nĭ—a ridge sloping down to Oconaluftee river, below Cherokee, in Swain county, North Carolina. The word is an archaic form denoting a high ridge with a long gradual slope. See [number 122].
nûñ′gĭ′—four. See hĭ′skĭ.