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Karao
Etymology
Compare Indonesian ribu, Malay ribu.
Numeral
dibo
- thousand
Yoruba
Etymology
From di (“to become”) + ìbò (“a system of divination by which a babaláwo, using bones or cowrie shells, to get yes-or-no responses for their client or an election”). Cognates include Ifè ɖi ìbò, Ifè ɖìbò
Pronunciation
Verb
dìbò
- (Yoruba religion) to do divination with yes-or-no responses with questions posed by a client
- to vote
- Èmi yóò dìbò fún àwọn òṣèlú ní ìdìbò tó ń bọ̀ ― I will vote for the politicians in the upcoming election
Derived terms