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| − | '''man to man''' | + | * '''man to man''' |
| − | * When two people wey de drag matter, con use fight settle di matter face to face. | + | :* When two people wey de drag matter, con use fight settle di matter face to face. |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|Come make we settle dis matter '''man to man''' because me I no get time to dey dey talk [[praprapra]] like woman|(NSC_2021, Let's meet physically to settle the issue on ground because, I do not have the patience of exchanging words with you like a woman.)}} | + | :** {{ux|dv|Come make we settle dis matter '''man to man''' because me I no get time to dey dey talk [[praprapra]] like woman|(NSC_2021, Let's meet physically to settle the issue on ground because, I do not have the patience of exchanging words with you like a woman.)}} |
Revision as of 14:15, 17 January 2022
Naija
Etymology
From English: man
Pronunciation
- mân
Noun
- person.
- I be man like you. — (jw__43777, I am a man just like you.)
- Na man to man now. — (NST_cleaned__9554, It's person to person now.)
- Weda na big man or small man, di deadly chemical wey dey come from di smoke and pipo dey inhale am na major cause of death. — (bbc__98418, Whether it's a rich person or a poor person, the smoke people inhale is the major cause of death.)
- Boy pikin wey don grow reach to take care of imsef.
- Anyhow e be, man must live. — (Egbokhare_2020, No matter the circumstance, man must survive.
- Me, and di man dey work. — (ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__112, The man and I were working.)
- Person wey dey someting as e suppose be.
- Dat car wey dey dere, you sey na you park am? Na man you be. — (NSC_2021, That car there, you own it? You are a real guy.)
- No dey do smesme, show dem sey na man you be. — (NSC_2021, Don't be weak! Show them that you are a real man.)
Derived forms
jew man, man to man, man know man
Antonyms
Translations
- English: man, human
Idioms
- man to man
- When two people wey de drag matter, con use fight settle di matter face to face.
- Come make we settle dis matter man to man because me I no get time to dey dey talk praprapra like woman — (NSC_2021, Let's meet physically to settle the issue on ground because, I do not have the patience of exchanging words with you like a woman.)
- When two people wey de drag matter, con use fight settle di matter face to face.