call
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Naija
Etymology
From: English call
Pronunciation
- kɔ̂
Noun
- As person dey ontop phone dey follow anoder person dey talk.
- Since when im enter our shop, im dey make call till im comot. — (ENU_08_Strange-Customers_M__39, She/he was busy making and receiving calls throughout the period spent in our shop.)
Translations
- English: call
Verb
- Make person take phone phone anoder person.
- I call am for phone. — (I put a call through.)
- Make person mouth mention any name wey e go make di person answer am.
- Some people dey carry call person name and e papa name like sey na dem born di person. — (Some are fond of calling a person's first and last name in a condescending manner.)
Translations
- English: call