# nii
## Estonian
### Etymology

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

### Adverb

nii (not comparable)
* so, this way
    Synonym: niimoodi

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniː/, [ˈniː]
* Rhymes: -iː
* Syllabification: nii

### Interjection

nii (colloquial)
* Pronunciation spelling of niin.

### Anagrams

* iin

## Fula
### Adverb

nii
* (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.
* about, approximately
    E nder duuɓi tati nii.In about three years.

### References

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

## Ingrian
### Pronunciation

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

### Particle

nii
* 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.

### Adverb

nii
* Alternative form of niin

### Conjunction

nii
* 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.

### References

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

## Kaurna
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niː/

### Particle

nii
* yes

## Koyraboro Senni
### Pronoun

nii
* you

## Munsee
### Pronoun

nii (first person singular)
* singular first-person pronoun: I

#### See also
## North Frisian
### Alternative forms

* nei (Föhr-Amrum)
* nai (Mooring)

### Etymology

From Old Frisian nī, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Cognates include West Frisian nij.

### Adjective

nii
* (Sylt) new
    en / dit nii Hüs ― a / the new house
    en ual Hüs en en niien ― an old house and a new one.
    dit ual Hüs en dit nii ― the old house and the new one.

#### Inflection
## Ottawa
### Alternative forms

* miin

### Pronoun

nii
* I

### References

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

## Votic
### Pronunciation

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

### Etymology 1

(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.

#### Adverb

nii
* so, like that
* about, around, approximately

#### Conjunction

nii
* (once ...) then
* and (with verbs)

#### Interjection

nii
* yes, that is so

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian ни (ni).

#### Particle

nii
* ni ... ni: neither ... nor
* neither
* (not) even

### References

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