igbi

Igala

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

Yoruba

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bì/

Noun

ìgbì

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