tanni

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Fula[edit]

tanni

Noun[edit]

tanni ki (plural tanne ɗe)

  1. (Adamawa) Balanites aegyptiaca (Egyptian balsam), A desert tree with edible fruit
    Synonym: dubakara

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Tourneux, Henry, Daïrou, Yaya (1998) Dictionnaire peul de l'agriculture et de la nature (Diamaré, Cameroun), suivi d'un index français-fulfulde[2] (in French), Paris: Karthala, →ISBN, retrieved 30 April 2023
  • Roger Blench, "Fulfulde Names for Plants and Trees in Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad, and Niger," (draft), 19 May 2006

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

tanni

  1. inflection of tannare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Zotung Chin[edit]

Zotung Chin cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : tanni

Alternative forms[edit]

  • canni, cannin, tannin

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *n̥iʔ,[1] from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-ni-s. Cognates include Mizo pa-hnih and Zou ni.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

tanni

  1. two

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kenneth VanBik (2009 October 20) The Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus[1], page 559:*lii [1022]