nakwisiʻ (abbreviated nakusi)—star; also the meadow lark.

nakwisiʻ usdiʻ—“little star”; the puffball fungus (Lycoperdon?).

Naʻna-tlu gunʻyi (abbreviated Naʻna-tlu gunʻ, or Naʻna-tsu gunʻ)—“Spruce-tree place,” from naʻna, spruce, tlu gunʻi, or tsu gunʻi, a tree (standing) and yi, locative, 1. A traditional ancient Cherokee settlement on the site of Jonesboro, Washington county, Tenn. The name of Nolichucky river is probably a corruption of the same word. 2. Nan-tsu gun, a place on Nottely river, close to its junction with Hiwassee, in Cherokee county, N. C.

Nanehi—see Nunneʻhi.

Nantahala—see Nundayeʻ li.

Nashville—see Daguʻnaweʻlahi.

Natchez—see Aniʻ-Na′tsi.

Nats-asunʻtlunyi (abbreviated Nats-asunʻtlun)—“Pine-footing place,” from na′tsi, pine, asunʻtli or asun-tlunʻi, footlog, bridge, and yi, locative. A former Cherokee settlement, commonly known as Pinelog, on the creek of the same name, in Bartow county, Georgia.

na′tsi—pine.

naʻtsikuʻ—“I eat it” (tsiʻkiuʻ, “I am eating”).