Contionary:ŗíba

Knašta

Etymology

From English bribe (see Knašta/Knašticization of Foreign Words).

Pronunciation

(Knašta Bilabial Dialects) IPA: /ʙiba/
(Knašta Non-Bilabial Dialects) IPA: /priba/

For more information on the prevalence of the bilabial trill in Knašta, see this article.

Verb

ŗíba

1. to bribe

   Vošní ní můsťen ŗíbanés pértsona-alí.

   You must not bribe anyone.

Noun

ŗíba

1. bribe

   Sí joj vjojest vošní axepťófnés-link ŗíbasin, joj til-můsťen vošní gróþva øt dagl sé kalt!

   If I catch you accepting bribes, I will force you to go out into the cold!

Inflection

Ŗíba is a -nés verb.

Conjugation of ŗíba

Tense	1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular	1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
Present	Joj ŗíba	Vošní ŗíbanés	Íl, Èl, Lot ŗíba	Nærsk ŗíba	Vošnísin ŗíbanés	Lotsen ŗíba
Past	Joj sen-ŗíba	Vošní sen-ŗíbanés	Íl, Èl, Lot sen-ŗíba	Nærsk sen-ŗíba	Vošnísin sen-ŗíbanés	Lotsen sen-ŗíba
Perfect	Joj són-ŗíba	Vošní són-ŗíbanés	Íl, Èl, Lot són-ŗíba	Nærsk són-ŗíba	Vošnísin són-ŗíbanés	Lotsen són-ŗíba
Future	Joj til-ŗíba	Vošní til-ŗíbanés	Íl, Èl, Lot til-ŗíba	Nærsk til-ŗíba	Vošnísin til-ŗíbanés	Lotsen til-ŗíba
Present Progressive	Joj ŗíba-link	Vošní ŗíbanés-link	Íl, Èl, Lot ŗíba-link	Nærsk ŗíba-link	Vošnísin ŗíbanés-link	Lotsen ŗíba-link

Ŗíba has a regular implied agent form.

Implied Agent Form of ŗíba

1st singular	2nd singular	Lot	1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
ŗíbakatsí	ŗíbanés	ŗíba	ŗíbakatsa	ŗíbanétsa	ŗíbakalí