nyani

== Chichewa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲa.ní/ === Noun === nyaní class 1a (plural anyaní class 2) baboon == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === nyani class IX (plural nyani class X) baboon == West Makian == === Etymology === From Malay nyanyi, possibly through Ternate nyanyi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲa.n̪i/ === Verb === nyani (intransitive) to sing ==== Conjugation ==== === References === James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[1], Pacific linguistics