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From Yoruba ''dobale (prostrate)''. | From Yoruba ''dobale (prostrate)''. | ||
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-dobale.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-dobale.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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| − | * Make person lie face down for ground | + | ====Intransitive Verb==== |
| + | * Make person lie face down for ground greet. | ||
:*{{ux|dv|'''Dobale''' for baba. |(Egbokhare_2021, Prostrate and greet father.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|'''Dobale''' for baba. |(Egbokhare_2021, Prostrate and greet father.)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv|I no fit '''dobale''' for anybody. |(NSC_Tella_2021, I can't prostrate for anyone.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|I no fit '''dobale''' for anybody. |(NSC_Tella_2021, I can't prostrate for anyone.)}} | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | :{{ux|dv| | + | # Na make person lie down greet person wey senior am or wey pass am. |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|I go go '''dobale''' for am make dem allow me comot. |(NSC_Tella_2021, I will go to him to prostrate, so that they'll let me go.)}} | |
| − | :{{ux|dv|We go do '''dobale''' for im wedding for Lagos. |(NSC_Tella_2021, We went to perform the traditional wedding | + | # Wetin man dey carry im friends go do when e want marry. |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|We go do '''dobale''' for im wedding for Lagos. |(NSC_Tella_2021, We went to perform the traditional wedding rites in Lagos.)}} | |
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''to prostrate while greeting an older person male''. | * English: ''to prostrate while greeting an older person male''. | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 24 May 2021
Naija
Etymology
From Yoruba dobale (prostrate).
Pronunciation
- dɔ̀bálɛ̀
Verb
Intransitive Verb
- Make person lie face down for ground greet.
- Dobale for baba. — (Egbokhare_2021, Prostrate and greet father.)
- I no fit dobale for anybody. — (NSC_Tella_2021, I can't prostrate for anyone.)
Noun
- Na make person lie down greet person wey senior am or wey pass am.
- I go go dobale for am make dem allow me comot. — (NSC_Tella_2021, I will go to him to prostrate, so that they'll let me go.)
- Wetin man dey carry im friends go do when e want marry.
- We go do dobale for im wedding for Lagos. — (NSC_Tella_2021, We went to perform the traditional wedding rites in Lagos.)
Translations
- English: to prostrate while greeting an older person male.