Sọ̀rọ̀ SókèThe People’s
Yorùbá Dictionary
bí conj /bí/ high-tone /bī/ mid-tone /bì/ low-tone
Definitions
  1. how conjunctionsubordinating
    Wọ́n kọ́ wa bí a ti lè ṣe é. They taught us how to do it.
  2. alternative spelling of bíi (“like, as”) alt-ofalternative
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 8 entries spelled “bí”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
bí noun · etym. 1 The name of the Latin script letter B/b. bí conj · etym. 2 if bí conj · etym. 4 when, as soon as bí conj · etym. 5 subordinating conjunction used solely with intensifiers such as àfi, àyàmọ̀, àyàṣe, and àdàmọ̀ bí particle · etym. 6 question marker that can be used at the end of a yes-no question bí verb · etym. 7 to give birth to bí verb · etym. 8 to be angry
Used in
ẹ̀rọ ayárabíàṣánoun
Possibly used in
bóyáadvbéèrèverbbírọ̀verbìbínúnoun
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 3, where this word is spelled “bi”. Reference: en-bi-yo-conj-gESq4fho