A class of bird-catchers in the Carnatic, speaking a corrupt dialect. W. E.

New Caledonia, see [Takulli].

Nihal.

An aboriginal race of Central India, said to be older than the Gonds. W. E.

Nisovi.

Ugrian: local dialect of Samoied, spoken N. of the Beresov.

Nomadic.

A term applied to the Turanian dialects, as the languages of nomades or wandering tribes, in contradistinction to the Aryan and Semitic dialects, which have been called “state or political languages.” G. R.

Northamptonshire.

A dialect of England. See the Glossaries by Miss Baker and Sternberg. W. W. S.