da ni

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• dání

Etymology

From dá (“to act alone”) +‎ ní (“to have, to possess”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá nĩ́/

Verb

dá ní

1. (splitting verb) to own or possess something completely by oneself

   ó dá' ìbọn ní

   He possess a gun in his own right

2. (splitting verb) to take hold of something

   mo ti dá igi ní

   I have taken hold of this stick