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Wolof
Etymology
Unknown, potentially from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip”).
Pronunciation
Noun
banaana (definite form banaana bi)
- banana (fruit)
Noun
banaana (definite form banaana gi)
- banana (plant)
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionaries citing John Ayto’s The Diner’s Dictionary: Word origins of food and drink
- Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003) Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof, Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 60