ibeere

From Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè. Cognate with Swahili kiwele (“udder”), Lingala libɛ́lɛ (“breast, nipple”) and Zulu îbéle (“breast, udder”).

• IPA^(key): /iːβéːɾe/, (augmentless) /iβéːɾe/

ibeere class 5 (plural amabeere class 6, augmentless ibeere, plural augmentless mabeere)

1. breast, udder

   Synonym: ekifuba (literally “chest”)

• ensundu (“breast of a dog”)

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 11

• اِبعِعِرعِ

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ béèrè (“to ask, inquire”)

• IPA^(key): /ì.béè.ɾè/, /ì.bèè.ɾè/

ìbéèrè or ìbèèrè

1. question, query, demand

   Ẹ jẹ́ kí n wá èsì ìbéèrè yín, èmi yóò dá ìbéèrè yín lóhùn lọ́jọ́ mẹ́ta mà ― Let me find the answer to your question, I'll respond in three days ma'am

2. quiz