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Emeka: /* Adverb */

2024-03-09T20:39:09Z

Adverb

Emeka: /* Pronunciation */

2022-01-24T07:57:26Z

Pronunciation

197.210.84.147: /* Naija */

2021-07-23T16:47:03Z

Naija

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2020-08-23T11:43:50Z

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Kimgerdes at 18:17, 10 August 2020

2020-08-10T18:17:23Z

Kimgerdes: Created page with "==Naija== ===Alternative forms=== * wetin 0.61 19897, if 0.53 11277, how 0.52 9827, so 0.52 11908, always 0.52 1011, whether 0.51 776, weda 0.50 556, who 0.50 2485, make 0.47..."

2020-08-09T22:06:31Z

Created page with "==Naija== ===Alternative forms=== * wetin 0.61 19897, if 0.53 11277, how 0.52 9827, so 0.52 11908, always 0.52 1011, whether 0.51 776, weda 0.50 556, who 0.50 2485, make 0.47..."

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==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
* wetin 0.61 19897, if 0.53 11277, how 0.52 9827, so 0.52 11908, always 0.52 1011, whether 0.51 776, weda 0.50 556, who 0.50 2485, make 0.47 28077

===Etymology===
Borrowed from English why

===Pronunciation===
* waɪ
<sm2>Pcm-ng-why.f.ogg</sm2>
<sm2>Pcm-ng-why.m.ogg</sm2>

===Frequency===
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 106
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 134
* Frequency in raw corpus: 3054
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 127

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

===Adverb===
why: no definition, why.Q -- Definition in Naija?

# dep (frequency:475)
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why''' de no… |(KAD_07_Receptionists_DG__34, Why won't they,)}}
#: {{ux|dv|See '''why''' me, I like Jos? |(NST_cleaned__37305, __no translation__)}}
# - (frequency:357)
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why''', |(WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__127, Why ?)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why'''? |(ONI_14_Girlfriends_DG__16, Why ?)}}
# ccomp (frequency:17)
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why''' Economist say Lagos na 2nd Worst Place to Live |(bbc__100336, __no translation__)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why''' e be like that be sey, na life and death matter. |(jw__16791, __no translation__)}}
# conj (frequency:11)
#: {{ux|dv|, eng and dat is '''why'''… , |(JOS_35_We-Dey-Waka_M__78, And that is why...)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why''' and how Jehovah don take show human being favor? |(jw__46401, __no translation__)}}
# conj-dep (frequency:11)
#: {{ux|dv|Jesus tell us '''why''' we need help, and the two main command wey big pass. |(jw__21101, __no translation__)}}
#: {{ux|dv|We dey use the correct time tell people '''why''' we love dem and wetin dem dey do? |(jw__24126, __no translation__)}}
# obl:mod (frequency:9)
#: {{ux|dv|Dat'S '''why'''. |(JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__130, That's why.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|So dat is '''why'''. |(ONI_13_Current-Interests_DG__133, So, that is why.)}}
# cc (frequency:8)
#: {{ux|dv|Sey '''why'''? |(JOS_07_Trousers-And-Short-Skirts_DG__59, That what ?)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Because '''why'''? |(WAZL_01_Sports-Programme_DG__16, Why ?)}}
# mark (frequency:8)
#: {{ux|dv|We con ask her sey '''why'''? |(JOS_23_Wedding_DG__34, We then asked her, why ?.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I con ask am sey '''why''' now, '''why''' e no fit wear am? |(NST_cleaned__3704, __no translation__)}}
# nsubj (frequency:6)
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why''' de name y~, '''why''' de. |(WAZL_09_Talk-Show-Catman_DG__63, Why did they name you... why did they gi...)}}
#: {{ux|dv|But '''why''' for tennis, na different tin? |(bbc__23767, __no translation__)}}
# obj (frequency:2)
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why''' Akwa-Ibom, Rivers, Cross River and Kano na states to watch for di Govnorship Elections Abonnema mamas protest election killing |(bbc__100286, __no translation__)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''Why''' Akwa-Ibom, Rivers, Cross River and Kano na states to watch for di Govnorship Elections 22 INEC card readers wey miss for Bayelsa don 'reappear' |(bbc__100285, __no translation__)}}
# case (frequency:2)
#: {{ux|dv|So all dis tings na part of '''why'''… , |(KAD_02_Football_M__72, So, all these things are part of why...)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Dey demolition no touch di office of AIT DAAR Communications wey be owners of TV station AIT and radio station Raypower, say politics get hand for '''why''' goment scata di company gate house and fence on Tuesday. |(bbc__30213, __no translation__)}}
# appos (frequency:2)
#: {{ux|dv|Dat is '''why''' both newspaper, magazine, television, radio, even some people wey dey ehn... |(NST_cleaned__36177, __no translation__)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Mr 15:25 —Wetin be the reason '''why''' the time wey Mark write say Jesus die, different from the one wey John write? |(jw__24644, __no translation__)}}
# advcl (frequency:2)
#: {{ux|dv|Dat na '''why''', only di ones wey get who fit help dem with money dey fit gather evidence. |(bbc__67970, __no translation__)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Mr Wlliams say Black Panther don ginger dem, dat na '''why''' dem sure say di Dahomey Warriors go do well. |(bbc__68694, __no translation__)}}
# advmod (frequency:2)
#: {{ux|dv|Okay dat's '''why'''. |(KAD_01_Students-Life_DG__171, Maybe, maybe she doesn't have money be that, that is why.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I don't know '''why'''. |(ONI_14_Girlfriends_DG__45, I don't know why ?)}}

====Derived forms====

====Synonymes====
* wetin 0.61 19897, if 0.53 11277, how 0.52 9827, so 0.52 11908, always 0.52 1011, whether 0.51 776, weda 0.50 556, who 0.50 2485, make 0.47 28077

====Antonymes====
* wetin 0.61 19897, if 0.53 11277, how 0.52 9827, so 0.52 11908, always 0.52 1011, whether 0.51 776, weda 0.50 556, who 0.50 2485, make 0.47 28077

====Translations====
* English: no definition, why.Q

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 ===Adverb===
-* Wetin de dey use take ask person question.
+* Wetin de dey use take ask person question make dem know reason.
 :* {{ux|dv| See '''why''' me, I like Jos? |(NST_cleaned__37305, Do you know why I love Jos?)}}
 :* {{ux|dv| We con ask her sey '''why'''? |(JOS_23_Wedding_DG__34, We then asked her why ?)}}

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 * waɪ̂
 <sm2>Pcm-ng-why.f.ogg</sm2>
 <sm2>Pcm-ng-why.m.ogg</sm2>
 ===Adverb===

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 ==Naija==
 ===Etymology===
-Borrowed from English why
+From English: ''why''
 ===Pronunciation===
-* waɪ
+* waɪ̂
 <sm2>Pcm-ng-why.f.ogg</sm2>
 <sm2>Pcm-ng-why.m.ogg</sm2>
 ===Adverb===
-why: no definition, why.Q -- Definition in Naija?
+* Wetin de dey use take ask person question.
+:* {{ux|dv| See '''why''' me, I like Jos? |(NST_cleaned__37305, Do you know why I love Jos?)}}
+:* {{ux|dv| We con ask her sey '''why'''? |(JOS_23_Wedding_DG__34, We then asked her why ?)}}
-# dep (frequency:475)
+:* {{ux|dv|I con ask am sey '''why''' now, '''why''' e no fit wear am? |(NST_cleaned__3704, I asked him why he could not wear it.)}}
 ====Synonyms====
-* wetin 0.61 19897, if 0.53 11277, how 0.52 9827, so 0.52 11908, always 0.52 1011, whether 0.51 776, weda 0.50 556, who 0.50 2485, make 0.47 28077
+* [[wetin]]
 ====Translations====
-* English: no definition, why.Q
+* English: ''why''

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