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* niq|a's|je nf ger [Old] < niqa'

Ni'qi nm with fem agreement Niqi (female name)

nis·
III§ vt 1 to start, begin; begin to eat [ ] 2 to start [ ] off: send [ ] off, dispatch 3 to bedeck [ ] for a wedding 4 [Colloq] to start and drive [a vehicle]
IV§ vi 1 to commence, set in, begin 2 to open, start
nis· rrugėn 1 to take to the road, leave home 2 to set off (on a trip/journey)
nis· udhė/udhėn 1 to take to the road, leave home 2 to set off (on a trip/journey)
nis· ulėrimėn to start howling; begin the wailing (for the dead)
Nisėn vallet kur pushuan daullet. "They began the dances when the drums stopped." (said when an action is taken tardily) They locked the stable door after the horse was stolen.