In Gbaya, the notion of a long period of time (“forever,” “from generation to generation,” etc.) or its negation (“no longer”) in the associated verses is emphasized with the ideophone sɔ̧i̧i̧ that expresses the idea of going far, without stopping; an endless action or a long period of time.

Ideophones are a class of sound symbolic words expressing human sensation that are used as literary devices in many African languages. (Source: Philip Noss)