N - n
| nail | msumari |
| naked | -tupu |
| name | jina |
| nape of neck | kisogo |
| narrate | -simulia |
| narrow | -embamba |
| narrow strip of leaf for weaving mats | ukili |
| nasal mucus | makamasi |
| nasty | -baya |
| nation | watu |
| · | taifa |
| native | -a kienyeji |
| navel | kitovu |
| near | karibu na |
| nearby | karibu |
| necessary | -a lazima |
| · | lazima |
| neck | shingo |
| need | haja |
| · | -hitaji |
| needle | sindano |
| neighbor | jirani |
| neighbour | jirani |
| nephew | mpwa |
| nest | kiota |
| net | wavu |
| network | wavu |
| never | kamwe |
| nevertheless | lakini |
| · | bali |
| new | -pya |
| news | maarifa |
| · | habari |
| newspaper | gazeti |
| next | karibu na |
| next month | mwezi ujao |
| next week | wiki ijayo |
| nice | -ema |
| · | -zuri |
| niece | mpwa |
| night | usiku |
| nine | tisa |
| · | kenda |
| ninety | tisini |
| ninth | -a kenda |
| · | -a tisa |
| no | siyo |
| · | hapana |
| no ! | la ! |
| · | aha ! |
| no problem | hamna shida |
| noise | kelele |
| noon | adhuhuri |
| north | kaskazini |
| nose | pua |
| not at all | hata kidogo |
| · | kamwe |
| not many | -chache |
| not once | kamwe |
| not yet | bado |
| note | noti |
| notice | tangazo |
| November | Novemba |
| now | sasa |
| · | je |
| now and then | mara kwa mara |
| number | nambari |
| · | namba |
| · | idadi |
| nurse | mlezi |
| nursing | uuguzi |
| nut | kokwa |
| nut of oil-palm | kokwa |