nii

From the old instructive form of need (“these, they”).

nii (not comparable)

1. so, this way

   Synonym: niimoodi

• IPA^(key): /ˈniː/, [ˈniː]
• Rhymes: -iː
• Syllabification^(key): nii

nii (colloquial)

1. Pronunciation spelling of niin.

• iin

nii

1. (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.

2. about, approximately

   E nder duuɓi tati nii.

   In about three years.

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈniː/, [ˈniː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈniː/, [ˈniː]
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: nii

nii

1. 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.

nii

1. Alternative form of niin

nii

1. 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.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 342

• IPA^(key): /niː/

nii

1. yes

nii

1. you

nii (first person singular)

1. singular first-person pronoun: I

• miin

nii

1. I

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 122

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈniː/, [ˈnʲiː]
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: nii

(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.

nii

1. so, like that
2. about, around, approximately

nii

1. (once ...) then
2. and (with verbs)

nii

1. yes, that is so

Borrowed from Russian ни (ni).

nii

1. ni ... ni: neither ... nor
2. neither
3. (not) even

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “nii”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn