nwi

See also: ǁnwiː

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Nide with w as a placeholder, influenced by southwest.

Symbol

nwi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Southwest Tanna.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Southwest Tanna terms

Kokborok

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nɯi⁴ (“two”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-ni-s (“two”). Cognate with Atong (India) ni, Garo gini, Rabha নিং.

Numeral

nwi

1. two

References

• Binoy Debbarma, Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary (2001)

Nzadi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.

Noun

nwí (plural nwí)

1. bee

   Synonym: ekɔɔ

Derived terms

• mɛɛ nwí (“honey”)

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN