nu Variant. ne 1 Sense 1 particle English. Introducer of the genetive noun phrase, a, the. Example sentence: Subanen. Iini inabayen, sug lawas nu tubig. English. This is what he followed, the body of the river. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug bata' pimulau ma'is, pingeksab pa pelum nu nati ni Sibiu, mitekpek pa pelum. English. Cibiu's young water buffalo is grazing in my little corn field, and he has eaten off all the leaves. Sense 2 English. Introducer of the nontopic object noun phrase. Synonym. ni Grammar. This occurrence is extremely rare in the Central dialect on which this dictionary is based.