karịgbị

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• kàrùgbì
• kàrùgbà

Etymology

From kàrí (“where; interrogative marker”) +‎ ìgbì (“time”). Mainly used by those of the Akure subdialect of Yoruba, where other Ekiti speakers may use ùgbẹ̀ sí

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.rɪ̀.ɡ͡bɪ̀/

Pronoun

kàrị̀gbị̀

1. (interrogative, Ekiti) when

   Synonyms: ùgbẹ̀ sí, ùgbà wo

   kàrìgbì kúwọ á dé líbi kúwe rè é

   When will be you be back from the place you went?

Related times

• lìgbì (“when (conjunction)”); lùgbì
• lùgbẹ̀ (“back then”)
• lùgbà (“when (conjunction)”)