Bambara[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
yaani
- before
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “[he/she/it] means”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
yaani
- (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
- (filler) er, so, uh, well
