yaani

Bambara

Conjunction

yaani

  1. before

Synonyms

References

Swahili

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “[he/she/it] means”).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

yaani

  1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
  2. (filler) er, so, uh, well
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