ị̀gbị̀
noun
ụ̀gbẹ̀ (alternative), ụ̀gbà (alternative), ị̀gbẹ̀ (alternative), ụ̀gbị̀ (alternative)
Definitions
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time, occasion, season
Ị̀gbì kí Ị̀àrẹ bá ti mị́làkị́là lọ́dún dé The time when the Iare chiefs start to meet is when we know festival time has come
Etymology
Synonymous with ụ̀gbị̀ and used interchangeably, and probably from the same root as ìgbẹ̀, ùgbẹ̀, as the phonemes /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ are often used allophonically among speakers of the Ekiti dialect.
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ịgbị”.
Reference:
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