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Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Conjunction
yanê (Arabic spelling یانێ)
- Alternative form of yan (“or”)
Etymology 2
Adverb
yanê (Arabic spelling یانێ)
- Alternative form of yenî (“that is to say”)
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yanê I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yanê II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428