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| − | + | * Make person know someting. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Sabi''' Your Partner |(ja102__4316, Know your partner.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Lagos, Lagos na one big area wey be sey no man fit know am finish o, no man fit '''sabi''' am finish at all. |(LAG_18_Lagos-Districts_M__3, Lagos, Lagos is one area which no man can know.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Once di guy come in, whether im dey play, im no '''sabi''' play, de no go keep am for bench like dat. |(ONI_13_Current-Interests_DG__42, Once the guy enters, whether he plays well or not, he won't be allowed to sit on the bench.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| I '''sabi''' cook well.|(NSC_Onwuegbuzia_Emeka, I know how to cook well.}} | |
| − | + | ====Related forms==== | |
| − | + | *[[sabi people]], [[sabi person]], [[sabisabi]], [[oversabi]] | |
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| − | [[sabi people]], [[sabi person]], [[sabisabi]], [[oversabi]] | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | [[grab]], [[understand]] | + | * [[grab]], [[understand]] |
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''know'' | * English: ''know'' | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 3 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Portuguese sabir
Pronunciation
- sàbí
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 63
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 206
- Frequency in raw corpus: 1914
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 199
Verb
- Make person know someting.
- Sabi Your Partner — (ja102__4316, Know your partner.)
- Lagos, Lagos na one big area wey be sey no man fit know am finish o, no man fit sabi am finish at all. — (LAG_18_Lagos-Districts_M__3, Lagos, Lagos is one area which no man can know.)
- Once di guy come in, whether im dey play, im no sabi play, de no go keep am for bench like dat. — (ONI_13_Current-Interests_DG__42, Once the guy enters, whether he plays well or not, he won't be allowed to sit on the bench.)
- I sabi cook well. — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_Emeka, I know how to cook well.
Related forms
Synonyms
Translations
- English: know