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Yoruba
Etymology
Synonymous with ụ̀gbị̀ and used interchangeably, and probably from the same root as ìgbẹ̀, ùgbẹ̀, as the phonemes /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ are often used allophonically among speakers of the Ekiti dialect.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɪ̀.ɡ͡bɪ̀/
Noun
ị̀gbị̀
- (Ekiti, Idanre) time, occasion, season
- Synonyms: ìgbà, àsìkò, àkókò, sáà
- Ị̀gbì kí Ị̀àrẹ bá ti mị́làkị́là lọ́dún dé ― The time when the Iare chiefs start to meet is when we know festival time has come
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