Difference between revisions of "agogo"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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From: Yoruba ''agogo'' (clock or bell)
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From: Edoid and Yoruba, agogo ‘clock’, ‘gong’, ‘bell’
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-agogo.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-agogo.m.ogg</sm2>  
  
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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Wetin be like iron cup, wey dey make noise when dey nack am.
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* Wetin be like iron cup, wey dey make noise when dey nack am.
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:* {{ux|dv| All dose '''agogo''' wey dese watchmen dey knack for night, I no dey like am o. |(Egbokhare_2020, The gong the vigilantes sound at nights, I do not like it.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| All dose '''agogo''' wey dese watchmen dey knack for night, I no dey like am o. |(The gong the vigilantes sound at nights, I do not like it.)}}
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''gong, bell
 
* English: ''gong, bell
 
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 13 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: Edoid and Yoruba, agogo ‘clock’, ‘gong’, ‘bell’

Pronunciation

  • ágógó

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Noun

  • Wetin be like iron cup, wey dey make noise when dey nack am.
  • All dose agogo wey dese watchmen dey knack for night, I no dey like am o.  — (The gong the vigilantes sound at nights, I do not like it.)

Translations

  • English: gong, bell