bi
verb
/bí/ high-tone /bī/ mid-tone /bì/ low-tone
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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to ask, to interrogate
Mo bi í nípa àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀. I asked him about his friends.Used inPossibly used inbi léèrèverb Wiktionary points at “bi léèrè”. No word here is spelled that way, so we have linked “béèrè”, which matches once tone marks are ignored. It may be a misspelling, or “bi léèrè” may be a word nobody has written up yet. béèrè to ask a question, to make an inquiry bééré sliding off something at a fast speed
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 4 entries spelled “bi”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Likely cognate with Igala bi (“to beg for; to pray for”)
Possibly used in
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 9,
where this word is spelled “bi”.
Reference:
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