karibi

Etymology
From, possibly from. Kàrí is an interrogative marker," see (literally from kàrí, "what time?."). The specific form differs among the different subdialects of Ekiti, but are mutually intelligble. Those in the current Nigerian state of Ekiti may use  or , in addition to . In the Akure subdialect of Ekiti, they mainly use , in addition to  or . All these terms are synonymous and can generally used by any Ekiti speaker regardless of subdialect. The root  and the use of  likely represent different innovations, where one is likely a newer term that are existing together. Kàrí is also used in other CY dialects, such as Ijesha, with kàbí being used by dialects like Ife.

Adverb

 * 1)  where

Synonyms

 * ibi sí
 * ibi sí
 * ibi sí