yiba

See also: yǐba and yíba

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

Verb

yiba

1. to steal

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

From yi (“water”) +‎ ba (“big”), the same formation as Vai [script needed] (jiba, “river”).

Noun

yiba

1. (large) river

References

• Dalby, T. D. P. (1963), “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

Kituba

Verb

yiba

1. to steal

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi yiba.

Verb

-yiba (infinitive koyiba)

1. to steal