yaani

Bambara

Conjunction

yaani

1. before

Synonyms

• sani

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

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