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.