yiba
See also: yǐba
Dama (Sierra Leone)
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From yi (“water”) + ba (“big”), the same formation as Vai [script needed] (jiba, “river”).
Noun
[edit]yiba
References
[edit]- Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54
Kituba
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.
Verb
[edit]yiba
- to steal