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.
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”)
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 9,
where this word is spelled “bi”.
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