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🌍 Nigerian ethnic 🧑🏿 An Edo person 🧢 A round cap 🗣️ A Nigerian language
bini

bini

9.9
The language spoken by the Bini people in southern Nigeria
  • noun
: lengua bini
  • Many children in Benin City grow up speaking both English and bini at home.

Examples

  • He is proud of his heritage and enjoys teaching bini to younger generations.

  • Researchers are working to document traditional folktales in the bini language.

  • She speaks bini fluently.

  • The bini language has many unique phrases.

  • Many children in Benin City grow up speaking both English and bini at home.

  • Researchers are working to document traditional folktales in the bini language.

  • He is proud of his heritage and enjoys teaching bini to younger generations.

Surface Forms

bini singular
binis plural

Etymology

Bini names the language of the Bini (Edo) people of Benin City, so bini means 'the language spoken by the Bini people' and reminds you of the people who use it.