aibil

ko-a (transitive verb) to break; to fold; (of anything) to transgress; to crease. aibil asuat: (of a husband and wife) to solemnise a marriage by breaking a piece of iron and each keeping their piece as a sign of faithfulness. abilakin abotet: to betray. abilakin akeje: (when sitting) to double up legs. abilakin ekia akeje: to put poison in foot prints. aibil ekisil: to break the law. aibil akeju: to fracture or break the leg. aibil akoit: a traditional Iteso/Karimojong ceremony of breaking the bone, to signify the end of animosities between the two peoples and the start of sharing (the thigh bone of an animal should be broken in half). cp. aidol, anunuk.