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 and Languages - ìbéèrè (“question”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	ùbírọ̀
				Àgọ́ Ìwòyè	ùbírọ̀
				Ìjẹ̀bú Igbó	ùbírọ̀
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	ùbírọ̀
				Ìkẹ́nnẹ́	ùbírọ̀
				Ìkòròdú	ùbírọ̀
				Òde Rẹ́mọ	ùbírọ̀
				Ṣágámù	ùbírọ̀
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	ùbírọ̀
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	ọtá
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ùbéèrè
				Òdè Èkìtì	ùbéèrè
				Òmùò Èkìtì	ùbéèrè
				Awó Èkìtì	ùbéèrè
				Ìfàkì Èkìtì	ùbéèrè
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ùbéèrè
	Northwest Yoruba	Ẹ̀gbá		Abẹ́òkúta	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
		Èkó		Èkó	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
				Ògbómọ̀ṣọ́ (Ògbómọ̀sọ́)	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
				Ìkirè	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
				Ìwó	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ìbéèrè, ìbèèrè
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	ìbère
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)	ìbèhè
				Tchaourou	ìbèhè
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	ìmbèìn, m̀bèìn
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	ìbèrè
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	ìbèrè
				Atakpamɛ	ìbèrè
				Boko	ìbèrè
				Est-Mono	ìbèrè
				Moretan	ìbèrè
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	ìbèrè
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• ìbéèrè-ìdánwò (“test questions”)