Proto-Basque: *niṅi
Meaning: 1 child, baby 2 pupil of the eye 3 doll 4 middle, center 5 embryo
Bizkaian: ñiñi 1, (Orozko) begi-nini 2
Gipuzkoan: ñiñi 1, nini 2, (Andoain) begi-nini 2
High Navarrese: nini-ko 5
Low Navarrese: nini 2, nini-ka 2, (Aldude) ñiñi 3
Salazarese: begi-nini 4
Lapurdian: ñiñi 1, nini-ko 2, ñiñi-ka 2, (Ainhoa) nini 1, begi-nini-ko 2, ñiñi-ku 2
Baztanese: nini 1, 2, 3, niñi-riku 2
Zuberoan: ñiñi 1, nini 2, begi-nini 2
Roncalese: ñiñi 1, begi-nini 2
Comments: Niniko, ninika are also used in some dialects for 'bud, (off-)shoot' (of plants). SAL beginini 'middle, center' is obviously a development from 'pupil (center) of eye'. NC parallels like Lezgi nini 'doll', wilin-nini 'pupil of eye' and Burushaski (Y) =nini 'pupil' indicate some considerable antiquity of this expressive word.
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