nìní
[nĩ̀.nĩ́]
noun
LanguageYoruba (Nigeria)
Meaning- a beautiful snake, noted to be non-venomous; the Red-black striped snake
- red-black striped snake
- A beautiful type of snake that is not poisonous.
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.