tanni

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Fula

tanni

Noun

tanni ki (plural tanne ɗe)

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

Derived terms

References

  • Tourneux, Henry, Daïrou, Yaya (1998) Dictionnaire peul de l'agriculture et de la nature (Diamaré, Cameroun), suivi d'un index français-fulfulde (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

Verb

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

Zotung Chin cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tanni

Alternative forms

  • canni, cannin, tannin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Numeral

tanni

  1. two

See also

References

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