bɛɛrɛ

See also: beere, Beere, bẹẹrẹ, and bɛɛre

Baatonum

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba bẹ́ẹ́rẹ̀ (“oldest male child”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ́ɛ́.ɾɛ̀/

Noun

bɛɛrɛ (plural bɛɛrɛba, focus bɛɛrɛwa, plural focus bɛɛrɛbara)

1. older sibling (of the same sex)

   Synonym: mɔɔ

   • 2021 February 17, Pierre Barassounon, Sanu Biɔ, Thébault Biɔ, Léonard Goragui, Jean Soutar, Dictionnaire Baatonum, SIL International, page 3:

     Woruwa u sãa nɛn bɛɛrɛ

     It is Woruwa who is my older brother

Usage notes

• w-class noun

References

• Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum‎^[1], Philadelphia: SIL International