igbi
Igala
Ìgbí
Etymology
Cognate with Yoruba ìgbín, perhaps from Proto-Yoruboid *ʊ̀-gbɪ̃́
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bí/
Noun
ìgbí
- 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 (February 12, 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba
Etymology
Ìgbì òkun
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ɡ͡bì/
Noun
ìgbì
- wave
- Ìgbì ayé kò ní gbé wa lọ. ― The wave of life shall not carry us away.