niiko means A folk dance from southern Somalia similar to twerking, generally performed by women. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.
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- A folk dance from southern Somalia similar to twerking, generally performed by women.“After decades of war Mogadishu is tentatively relaxing. From sourdough pancakes to traditional bum-shaking Niiko dance and political hip-hop,[…]Xamar has a local dance called Niiko, which is the rhythmic shaking of the bum synchronized with drums.”