Difference between revisions of "police"

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From: English ''police''
 
From: English ''police''
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* pòlíːs
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* pòlîs
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-insert word.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-police.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-insert word.m.ogg</sm2>
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-police.m.ogg</sm2>
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
*People wey be sey law give power to protect people life and deir property.
 
*People wey be sey law give power to protect people life and deir property.
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:* {{ux|dv|Highway robbers kill di '''police''' man.|(Egbokhare_2021, The robbers on the highway killed the police man)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Highway robbers kill di '''police''' man.|(The robbers on the highway killed the police man)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Police''' don dey try tey-tey to gbab Melaye but im don escape before dem fit pick am up more than once.|( bbc__82421, The police has been trying to arrest Melaye but he escaped before being re-arrested. )}}
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Police''' don dey try tay-tay to gbab Melaye but im don escape before dem fit pick am up more than once.|(bbc__82421, The police has been trying to arrest Melaye but he escaped before being re-arrested.)}}
 
====Synonym====
 
====Synonym====
 
* [[popo]], [[ekelebe]], [[kalampo]]
 
* [[popo]], [[ekelebe]], [[kalampo]]
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====Translation====
 
====Translation====
 
* English: ''police''
 
* English: ''police''

Latest revision as of 08:42, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English police

Pronunciation

  • pòlîs

Play Play

Noun

  • People wey be sey law give power to protect people life and deir property.
  • Highway robbers kill di police man.  — (The robbers on the highway killed the police man)
  • Police don dey try tay-tay to gbab Melaye but im don escape before dem fit pick am up more than once.  — (bbc__82421, The police has been trying to arrest Melaye but he escaped before being re-arrested.)

Synonym

Translation

  • English: police