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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From: Yoruba ''korofo | + | From: Yoruba ''korofo, empty, nothingness'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* kòròfó | * kòròfó | ||
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng-korofo | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-korofo.f.ogg</sm2> |
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng-korofo | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-korofo.m.ogg</sm2> |
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
* Name wey de dey call uniform person wey no get any rank. | * Name wey de dey call uniform person wey no get any rank. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Since when I dey small everybody don know say dat [[popo]] wey dey come stay for our junction na '''korofo'''.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Since when I dey small everybody don know say dat [[popo]] wey dey come stay for our junction na '''korofo'''.|(Since when I was a little child, everyone knew that the policeman who frequent the neighborhood was just a corporal.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| If you no want just be '''kororfo''' you [[gats]] to go school.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| If you no want just be '''kororfo''' you [[gats]] to go school.|(If you do not want to end up as a mere corporal you need to be educated. )}} |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''corporal'' | * English: ''corporal'' | ||
Latest revision as of 17:06, 3 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba korofo, empty, nothingness
Pronunciation
- kòròfó
Noun
- Name wey de dey call uniform person wey no get any rank.
- Since when I dey small everybody don know say dat popo wey dey come stay for our junction na korofo. — (Since when I was a little child, everyone knew that the policeman who frequent the neighborhood was just a corporal.)
- If you no want just be kororfo you gats to go school. — (If you do not want to end up as a mere corporal you need to be educated. )
Translations
- English: corporal