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nibunini

Bingham

nibuníni

n. small or young buni (fish).
n. a certain mode of incantation.
vi. to engage in performing the nibunini.

Sabatier

nibunini

n. like buni.
a. swollen, distended.
n. swollen abdomen.

nibunini1

na. (1) poisoning by buni.
na. (2) magic against this poison.
vt. nibuninia: to poison with...
(3) to ward off or cure with magic.

nibunini2

n. a fish (young of buni).

Topics: Fish, Health and illness, Spirits, myth and belief