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

• jiibie
• jiibina

 

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