biọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bio"

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *byá, *byɔ́.[1] Cognates include Fon byɔ́, Adja byɔ́, Saxwe Gbe byɔ̌

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bí.ɔ́/

Verb

bíọ́ (Nigeria)

  1. to ask
  2. to enter
    Àsé lọ́ bíọ́ hà lọ́ mẹ̀The cat enters inside the basket

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 211