jiibi

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jiibi.

Possibly borrowed from a Boran language. Compare Muinane jiibi and Bora iibii.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhiːbi]
  • Hyphenation: jii‧bi

Root

jiibi

  1. coca

Derived terms

References

  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[1], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 204