- a variation of Nanay.
Nanai
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After Nanai cancelled out Valemei's fourth-minute opener, Australia found their rhythm, going into an eight-point lead when Addo-Carr ran the length of the field to score a stunning intercept try midway through the first half.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2022
Jeremiah Nanai, Josh Addo-Carr and Angus Crichton all crossed to put the Kangaroos 18-6 ahead at half-time after Semi Valemei gave Fiji a shock lead.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2022
HBU’s Orion Olivas was sacked for a loss of 15 yards by Nanai Nathalohn and Jared Pedraza on the final play to preserve the 17-point comeback.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
Jawsh 685 — born Joshua Nanai — is the third oldest of four children born to a father from Samoa and a mother from the Cook Islands, who met in New Zealand.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2020
Thousands of indigenous people who live in remote villages, including the Udege and Nanai, rely on the forests for everything from traditional medicines to beekeeping and the harvesting of pine nuts.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 10, 2015
And Nanais, though a vigorous sketch of a novelist of the new school, was a complete failure owing to the frenzied success of a popular edition of the Odyssey.
From Underground Man by Tarde, Gabriel
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