igbi

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Igala

Ìgbí

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bí/

Noun

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

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

Yoruba

Etymology

Ìgbì òkun

Pronunciation

Noun

ìgbì

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