Difference between revisions of "nko"
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From: Yoruba ''ńkó'' meaning ''how about'' | From: Yoruba ''ńkó'' meaning ''how about'' | ||
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-nko.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-nko.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-nko.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-nko.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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:* {{ux|dv|You '''nko'''? you no dey go di party? |( NSC_2021, How about you? Are you not attending the party?)}} | :* {{ux|dv|You '''nko'''? you no dey go di party? |( NSC_2021, How about you? Are you not attending the party?)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv|If I be after one '''nko'''? No mean sey make I marry who no get sense.|( NSC_2021, Even if I have a child outside wedlock, and so what?)}} | :* {{ux|dv|If I be after one '''nko'''? No mean sey make I marry who no get sense.|( NSC_2021, Even if I have a child outside wedlock, and so what?)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|Dis one '''nko'''? E no good?|( NSC_2021, How about this one? Is it not good?)}} | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
English: ''how about, so what'' | English: ''how about, so what'' | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 10 November 2022
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba ńkó meaning how about
Pronunciation
- ńkɔ́
Adverb
- Wetin de dey use ask anoder person question on how tings be or how tings dey go.
- You nko? you no dey go di party? — ( NSC_2021, How about you? Are you not attending the party?)
- If I be after one nko? No mean sey make I marry who no get sense. — ( NSC_2021, Even if I have a child outside wedlock, and so what?)
- Dis one nko? E no good? — ( NSC_2021, How about this one? Is it not good?)
Translation
English: how about, so what