yebo
English
Adverb
yebo (not comparable)
- (South Africa) yes
- 2018, Kate S. Richards, Trainsurfer:
- But Sipho was more sympathetic. “Don't worry. We'll take you to Father. He'll know what to do.”
“Father?” asked Jabu, surprised.
“Yebo,” said Sipho brightly.
“Come with us. Father may even have some coins for another tickey box. One that works,” Vusi said with mirth.
Swazi
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jʱéːɓo/
Descendants
- → English: yebo
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “yeɓo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “yeɓo (6-3.9)”
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