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Dama (Sierra Leone)
Etymology
From yi (“water”) + ba (“big”), the same formation as Vai (jiba, “river”).
Noun
yiba
- (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
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.
Verb
yiba
- to steal