nyani

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲa.ní/

nyaní class 1a (plural anyaní class 2)

1. baboon

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nyani (n class, plural nyani)

1. baboon

From Malay nyanyi, possibly through Ternate nyanyi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲa.n̪i/

nyani

1. (intransitive) to sing

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics