ibeere

Tooro

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. breast, udder

   Synonym: ekifuba (literally “chest”)

See also

• ensundu (“breast of a dog”)

References

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

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• اِبعِعِرعِ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.béè.ɾè/, /ì.bèè.ɾè/

Noun

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

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties (question)

Language Family	Variety Group	Variety	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	ùbírọ̀, ùbẹ́rọ̀
		Ìkálẹ̀	-
		Ìlàjẹ	-
		Oǹdó	-
		Ọ̀wọ̀	-
		Usẹn	-
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	-
		Ifẹ̀	-
		Ìgbómìnà	-
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà	-
		Western Àkókó	-
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	-
		Ẹ̀gbá	-
		Ìbàdàn	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
		Òǹkò	-
		Ọ̀yọ́	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
		Standard Yorùbá	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìbùnú	-
		Ìjùmú	-
		Ìyàgbà	-
		Owé	ìbère
		Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀	-

Derived terms

• ìbéèrè-ìdánwò (“test questions”)