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nìní

[nĩ̀.nĩ́]

noun

LanguageYoruba (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. a beautiful snake, noted to be non-venomous; the Red-black striped snake
  2. red-black striped snake
  3. A beautiful type of snake that is not poisonous.
Examples

Nìní sunwọ̀n l’éjò, ara ń t’ọká

The red-back striped snake is beautiful amongst the snakes, and jealousy is that of the gaboon viper

Pronunciationnĩ̀.nĩ́

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word specifically refers to a non-venomous snake species.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.