Niam-Niamn.

Brit.

/ˈnjamnjam/,

/ˈniːəmˌniːəm/, U.S.

/ˈnjɑmˌnjɑm/,

/ˈniəmˌniəm/

Inflections: Plural Niam-Niams, unchanged, (irregular) Niams-Niams.

Forms: 1800s Neam Nam, 1800s– Niam-Niam, 1900s– Njemnjem, 1900s– Nyamnyam.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare French Niam-Niam (F. de Castelnau Renseignements sur l'afrique centrale et sur une nation d'hommes à queue qui s'y trouverait (1851) 6).

= Zande n.The name is not used by the people themselves and is now generally avoided in academic use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [noun]

Numidian?a1425

Nubianc1450

Massylian1606

catadupes1607

Mauritanian1607

Marmarican1627

Niam-Niam1861

Watusi1863

Zande1873

Twa1878

Tutsi1929

Cyrenaican1942

Ubangi1953

Chadian1960

Saharan1970

Sahrawi1976

1861 J. Petherick Egypt, Soudan & Central Afr. xxvi. 469 Attached to the girdle, a strong leather sheath containing a knife, hilt downwards, is worn by every Neam Nam.

1873 E. E. Frewer tr. G. Schweinfurth Heart of Afr. II. xiii. 3 The name Niam-niam is..so universally incorporated into the Arabic of the Soudan, that it seems unadvisable to substitute for it the word ‘Zandey’, the name by which the people are known among themselves.

1891 A. W. Buckland Anthropol. Stud. v. 59 In Africa..we find the Bushman and Hottentot in the South, and the Akkas and Niam-Niams in the centre, very small in stature and yellow in colour.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 230/1 The Niam-Niam, or Zandeh people, as they call themselves..are now found to stretch, with interruptions, from the White Nile above the Sobat confluence to the Shari affluent of Lake Chad.

1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Apes viii. 238 The Niams-Niams, apparently, still adorn themselves with colobus monkey skins wound round the waist.

1994 J. Edwards Multilingualism (1995) ii. 22 Multiple names are..particularly likely to occur... Here are some examples..Zaire..Zande..Niam-Niam.

Compounds

Niam-Niam parrot n. a central African parrot, Poicephalus crassus, with green plumage and a brownish head and nape.

ΚΠ

1952 C. W. Mackworth-Praed & C. H. B. Grant Birds E. & N.E. Afr. I. 544 Niam-Niam Parrot. Poicephalus crassus (Sharpe).

1980 J. G. Williams Field Guide Birds E. Afr. (1989) 100 The rare and little-known Niam-Niam Parrot..which occurs in the south-western Sudan..has the greyish-brown of the head extended on to the chest.

1995 N. Wheatley Where to Watch Birds in Afr. 74 Waza National Park [in Cameroon]... Specialities. Arabian Bustard, Niam-Niam Parrot, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niam-niam
释义	Niam-Niamn. Brit. /ˈnjamnjam/, /ˈniːəmˌniːəm/, U.S. /ˈnjɑmˌnjɑm/, /ˈniəmˌniəm/ Inflections: Plural Niam-Niams, unchanged, (irregular) Niams-Niams. Forms: 1800s Neam Nam, 1800s– Niam-Niam, 1900s– Njemnjem, 1900s– Nyamnyam. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare French Niam-Niam (F. de Castelnau Renseignements sur l'afrique centrale et sur une nation d'hommes à queue qui s'y trouverait (1851) 6). = Zande n.The name is not used by the people themselves and is now generally avoided in academic use. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of other regions > [noun] Numidian?a1425 Nubianc1450 Massylian1606 catadupes1607 Mauritanian1607 Marmarican1627 Niam-Niam1861 Watusi1863 Zande1873 Twa1878 Tutsi1929 Cyrenaican1942 Ubangi1953 Chadian1960 Saharan1970 Sahrawi1976 1861 J. Petherick Egypt, Soudan & Central Afr. xxvi. 469 Attached to the girdle, a strong leather sheath containing a knife, hilt downwards, is worn by every Neam Nam. 1873 E. E. Frewer tr. G. Schweinfurth Heart of Afr. II. xiii. 3 The name Niam-niam is..so universally incorporated into the Arabic of the Soudan, that it seems unadvisable to substitute for it the word ‘Zandey’, the name by which the people are known among themselves. 1891 A. W. Buckland Anthropol. Stud. v. 59 In Africa..we find the Bushman and Hottentot in the South, and the Akkas and Niam-Niams in the centre, very small in stature and yellow in colour. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 230/1 The Niam-Niam, or Zandeh people, as they call themselves..are now found to stretch, with interruptions, from the White Nile above the Sobat confluence to the Shari affluent of Lake Chad. 1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Apes viii. 238 The Niams-Niams, apparently, still adorn themselves with colobus monkey skins wound round the waist. 1994 J. Edwards Multilingualism (1995) ii. 22 Multiple names are..particularly likely to occur... Here are some examples..Zaire..Zande..Niam-Niam. Compounds Niam-Niam parrot n. a central African parrot, Poicephalus crassus, with green plumage and a brownish head and nape. ΚΠ 1952 C. W. Mackworth-Praed & C. H. B. Grant Birds E. & N.E. Afr. I. 544 Niam-Niam Parrot. Poicephalus crassus (Sharpe). 1980 J. G. Williams Field Guide Birds E. Afr. (1989) 100 The rare and little-known Niam-Niam Parrot..which occurs in the south-western Sudan..has the greyish-brown of the head extended on to the chest. 1995 N. Wheatley Where to Watch Birds in Afr. 74 Waza National Park [in Cameroon]... Specialities. Arabian Bustard, Niam-Niam Parrot, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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