Yinmu in English translation

[enochy]

WHat is the English word for Yinmu?

 

[Christina]

Grimace expression

 

[Otilor]

Yinmu is Yinmu too in English.

 

[BigMike]

Scoff.. I guess

 

[Shakiti]

Yinmu is Yinmu too in English.

 

[Ajebo]

Yinsing

 

[Hugo]

Grimace expression

The word "grimace" refers to the whole facial expression, while Yinmu is a brief tickle of the nose.

 

[Serenity]

Snout is a better term because it simply refers to the movement of the nose.

 

[Christina]

The word "grimace" refers to the whole facial expression, while Yinmu is a brief tickle of the nose.

Hmm. Noted.

 

[Kemzy]

But Yinmu is a cultural thing. If you do it in front of people from the western world, they probably won't know what you mean by that. In fact, I have friends from other African countries and they don't know what the "Yinmu" expression is. So yinmu remains yinmu, unless we Nigerians/Yorubas decide to give it an English name.