nii
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nii"
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From the old instructive form of need (“these, they”).
Adverb edit
nii (not comparable)
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
nii (colloquial)
Anagrams edit
Fula edit
Adverb edit
nii
- (Pular) and thus, and so, in this way
- Baasal ngal ko nii ɓanngiri ka nder diiwe Lagine.
- It is in this way that poverty manifests itself in the provinces of Guinea.
- about, approximately
- E nder duuɓi tati nii.
- In about three years.
References edit
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
Ingrian edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈniː/, [ˈniː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈniː/, [ˈniː]
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: nii
Particle edit
nii
- Alternative form of niin
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 12:
- No nii, peen - vastajaa Valja.
- Well yes, small - Valja answers.
Adverb edit
nii
- Alternative form of niin
Conjunction edit
nii
- Alternative form of niin
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Jos kovemmast veel noisemma kuumentammaa, nii pintamaan karva muuttuu mussast harmaks, tali punertavaks.
- If we start heating it up even more, then the colour of the topsoil will change from black to grey, or reddish.
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 342
Kaurna edit
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
nii
Koyraboro Senni edit
Pronoun edit
nii
Munsee edit
Pronoun edit
nii (first person singular)
- singular first-person pronoun: I
See also edit
Ottawa edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronoun edit
nii
References edit
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 122
Votic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Finnish niin, Ingrian nii and Estonian nii.
Adverb edit
nii
Conjunction edit
nii
Interjection edit
nii
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Russian ни (ni).
Particle edit
nii
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “nii”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn