Tanina
The name of a great mythical bird in Kabyle folklore, often described as being like an eagle or a phoenix.
Meaning and origin
Tanina comes out of Kabyle oral storytelling, where it names an enormous bird of prey with magical qualities, roughly the counterpart of the phoenix or the giant birds found in other folk traditions around the…
How to pronounce Tanina
| English (US) | tah-NEE-nah /tɑˈniːnə/ |
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