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Báyìí is actually a contraction of 2 words: Bí (like) + Èyí (this)

It can be used in the sense of "like this" or "now" - it meaning "now" is similar to how in English the "here" in "from here on out" means "now"

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• Examples of "báyìí" translated as "like this"/"thus":

Báyìí la ṣe ń fọnu wa láàárọ̀ kùtùkùtù - This is how we brush our teeth early in the morning

Báyìí ni mo ṣe bẹ̀rẹ̀ ìgbésí ayé tuntun - This is how I started a new lifestyle

Báyìí ni mo délé - This is how I got home

Ibi báyìí-báyìí ni a máa dó sí - We will encamp at such and such a place

Nípa báyìí... - Thus...

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• Examples where it's translated as "now" - notice how it's usually reduplicated or used with "ní" or "jù lọ"

Ní báyìí màá lọọlé - Now I'll go home

Fún mi báyìí-báyìí; àìjẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀, màá mú un tipátipá - Give it to me now now; if not, I'll take it by force

Mo wà níwájú ilé yín báyìí-báyìí - I'm in front of your house now now

Òjò máa rọ̀ ju báyìí lọ - Rain will fall more than this / more than it is now

Ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ ti tó igba báyìí - The number of members has reached 200 now

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If you want more examples try glosbe: https://glosbe.com/en/yo

That's a great start.

Here's a link to more history books: https://bookauthority.org/books/best-selling-nigeria-history-books

It's a mishmash of histories from various points in time, but they are a good start. My favorite book (Things Fall Apart) is at the top of the list. Even though it's a fictional story, it still provides a pretty accurate picture of Igbo culture right around when the British arrived.

Other favorites that are not pre-colonial but still good reads are "Ovonramwen Nogbaisi: A Historical play" and "The Gods are Not to Blame" both by Ola Rotimi, and "Efuru" by Flora Nwapa.

Good Luck!

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My husband just finished reading this book and he highly recommends it, it’s about the (pre-)colonial history in the formation of Nigeria from the Fulani Jihad to the Amalgamation and shortly after the First World War.

https://www.amazon.com/Formation-Making-Nigeria-Jihad-Amalgamation/dp/191317509X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=formation+the+making+of+nigeria+from+jihad+to+amalgamation&qid=1620928108&sprefix=formation&sr=8-1

There’s a couple I’ve seen. One is a two volume set. The other is a complete work. Both claim to have thousands of proverbs.

I think this keyboard will help, it's free and can be used for a variety of African languages. It's got letters like ƙ ŋ ɔ ʃ t ṯ ƭ ʈ ɵ ʊ ʋ ƴ ʒ so can be used for Hausa, Nupe, Twi and many more W. African languages. (It's called 'African Keyboard' if the link didn't work)