bɛɛrɛ

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See also: beere, Beere, bẹẹrẹ, and bɛɛre

Baatonum

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba bẹ́ẹ́rẹ̀ (“oldest male child”)

Pronunciation

Noun

bɛɛrɛ (plural bɛɛrɛba, focus bɛɛrɛwa, plural focus bɛɛrɛbara)

  1. older sibling (of the same sex)
    Synonym: mɔɔ
    • 2021 February 17, Pierre Barassounon, Sanu Biɔ, Thébault Biɔ, Léonard Goragui, Jean Soutar, Dictionnaire Baatonum, SIL International, page 3:
      Woruwa u sãa nɛn bɛɛrɛ
      It is Woruwa who is my older brother

Usage notes

  • w-class noun

References

  • Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum‎, Philadelphia: SIL International
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