ntor

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Naija

Alternative Form

Etymology

  • From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • ńtɔ̀ɔ̂

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Interjection

  1. Wetin de dey tell person wey be sey bad ting wey do person good for am.
    • I no tell you? You no dey gree hear word! Ntor!  — (NSC_2021, Didn't I tell you? You don't listen. You deserve it!)
    • You don see as e dey be, shey? Ntor.  — (NSC_2021, You have seen how things play out, right? You deserve it.)
  2. Wetin small small pikin dem de use dey yab anoder person . Dem go carry one one hand use drag eye come down con comot tongue for outside.
    • See as dis pikin dey cry say im broder do am ntor.  — (NSC_2021, Look at the way this child is crying because his brother told him in a jeering manner that that was good for him.)
    • As e fall for ground all of dem shout say ntor.  — (NSC_2021, As he fell on the ground, all his friends shouted that it served him right.)

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Translation

  • English: You deserve it, good for you