gbieri2gbie1to joke (also institutionalized joking, e.g. between a bride and the brothers of the bridegroom; cf. diini; if containing insults also: le ale chaab, to insult each other), to jestBa gbie ale liewa.They joke with the girl (e.g. when courting her).2to flirt, to have a love affair (not connected with sex; also used for a one-sided affair), to have a romance (gbieri can also be used for e.g. the loving attitude of an old woman towards children)Wa yaain (yaali ain) wa gbieri ale nipok-bini ate wa kum.He wanted to "flirt" with the small girl, and she started weeping. – Cf. also le v., leka v.n.: joking with members of a foreign tribe, e.g. the Zabarima.
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