igbi

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Igala[edit]

Ìgbí

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Yoruba ìgbín, perhaps from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ̀-gbɪ̃́

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bí/

Noun[edit]

ìgbí

  1. snail
    Synonym: áchikokolo ìgbí
    • 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
      Ìgbí è chee, k'è w'ító?
      Are you a snail, that you keep on drooling?

References[edit]

  • John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ìgbì òkun

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ìgbì

  1. wave
    Ìgbì ayé kò ní gbé wa lọ. ― The wave of life shall not carry us away.
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