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Naija

Alternative forms

  • an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Etymology

Borrowed from English ?

Pronunciation

  • ə


Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 156
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 96
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 1932
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 195

The word is used more orally than in written texts.


Article

a: -- Definition in Naija?


  1. -
    1772  — no translation
    a  — (bbc__60232, __no translation__)
    A girl.  — (KAN_02_Girls-Life-In-Kano_DG__35, a girl)
  2. dep
    5  — no translation
    Bamiyo Abati/Instagram Yaw a.k.a Steve Onu  — (bbc__19021, __no translation__)
    A, a, I hail, I hail di Govn~, Governor Ambode,  — (NST_cleaned__29120, __no translation__)
  3. det
    1  — no translation
    Olubankole Wellington a.k.a Banky W say im work as musician don carri am waka plenti places for Nigeria to see di different wahala wey pipo dey face.  — (bbc__77368, __no translation__)
  4. obj
    1  — no translation
    Por último quiero agradecer a los doctores, de aquí y de allí que nos han ayudado en estos meses tan duros, y en especial a todos la gente que trabaja en el hospital dell’Angelo por su amabilidad y sensibilidad ❤️❤️👨‍👩‍👦‍👦🙏🙏🙏  — (brila__2068, __no translation__)
  5. nsubj
    2  — no translation
    You know sey you a bad guy.  — (NST_cleaned__17176, __no translation__)
    A tok-tok pesin for di South Africa national statistics bodi tell BBC say na 3.6 million migrants dey for di kontri of ova 50 million pipo.  — (bbc__9677, __no translation__)
  6. ccomp
    1  — no translation
    A s dis three of dem don land-so, e don increase di number of player-dem, wey dey camp now, to 23.  — (ja102__3523, __no translation__)
  7. advmod
    2  — no translation
    It was such a di-... a disheartening uh... story to read if you be mama of pikin.  — (WAZL_02_Good-Morning-Nigeria_MG__61, It was such a di-... a disheartening story to read, if you're a mother.)
    To di extent sef, even a, one woman come, come meet my moder where my moder dey sell yesterday make she one mudu of gari.  — (NST_cleaned__25753, __no translation__)
  8. obl:mod
    3  — no translation
    Di ex-lover Gladys Mensah Boaku, a.k.a Nayas who be kumawood actress den producer embarrass di gospel musician pasaa.  — (bbc__34307, __no translation__)
    I dey, I dey help mysef because da~, dat a li~, dat little, dat a little money wey I dey save for my work, na im I take care, na im I take take care of him.  — (IBA_16_Drivers_DG__9, I am... I am helping myself because that... that a li...that little... that a little money that I am saving for my work, that is what I use to care... that is what I use to care for him.)
  9. conj:dicto
    3  — no translation
    A, a, I hail, I hail di Govn~, Governor Ambode,  — (LAG_05_Government-Dey-Try_M__54, A... a... I salute Governor Ambode.)
    Dere is a, a, a, a, di, a gap de give dem, de give dem a gap from di rail to stay.  — (PRT_10_Market_DG__62, There is a... a... a... a... the... a... gap they gave them; They gave them a gap from the rail to stay.)
  10. flat:foreign
    2  — no translation
    Now, he refused sey I am sorry, je je kafin a zo.  — (KAD_20_School-And-Working-Experience_M__49, Now, he refused that, I am sorry; XX)
    Eh mbola va agoloyin ru moin yaazu, o si eche n moya a ba.  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__151, eh, di stick that they throw, it has hit person that is infront and then backfire the person that is behind.)
  11. advcl-obl:mod
    1  — no translation
    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola say im dey sure say im current a ...  — (brila__949, __no translation__)
  12. conj:dicto-det
    1  — no translation
    Dere is a, a, a, a, di, a gap de give dem, de give dem a gap from di rail to stay.  — (NST_cleaned__32048, __no translation__)
  13. conj:dicto-dep
    1  — no translation
    Dat means God dey come only once in a... ehn once in a... in a year.  — (ENU_34_Malaysia-Guy_MG__87, That means God only comes once a uh... once in a... in a year.)
  14. compound:redup
    1  — no translation
    Abi you go find a, plenty, plenty tins for me?  — (IBA_17_Julie-And-Danile_DG__137, Or will you look for a... a lot of things for me ?)
  15. cc-flat:foreign
    1  — no translation
    Sey if you no pay my money now, now, now, now, now, a gbowo agbado lowo.  — (NST_cleaned__40770, __no translation__)
  16. conj-conj:dicto
    1  — no translation
    Wetin dey make economy dey work na when a, b and everybody dey spend and business dey boom;  — (bbc__7657, __no translation__)
  17. compound-conj-dep
    1  — no translation
    Because indiscipline mean sey you no go even fit go from point a to point b.  — (WAZP_04_Ponzi-Scheme_MG__145, Because lack of discipline means that you wouldn't even be able get from point A to B.)

Derived forms

  1. a gap
    Dere is a, a, a, a, di, a gap de give dem, de give dem a gap from di rail to stay.  — (NST_cleaned__32048, __no translation__)
  2. naira a
    No be dat mudu of gari wey we dey buy in do, in dose days hundred naira a mudu?  — (ABJ_GWA_04_Tins-Don-Hard-For-Everywhere_DG__6, Is it not the mudu of gari that we usually buy in those days, hundred naira for a mudu ?)
  3. point a
    Because indiscipline mean sey you no go even fit go from point a to point b.  — (WAZP_04_Ponzi-Scheme_MG__145, Because lack of discipline means that you wouldn't even be able get from point A to B.)

Synonymes

  • an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Antonymes

  • an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Translations

  • English: -- Definition in Naija?


Pronoun

a: -- Definition in Naija?


  1. -
    52  — no translation
    A beg!  — (ENU_33_A-Beg_MG__12, I'm begging you!)
    A beg.  — (ENU_33_A-Beg_MG__97, I'm begging you.)
  2. case
    2  — no translation
    Ignore di nuisance dat is eh sitting sometin like a behind me,  — (WAZL_09_Talk-Show-Catman_DG__43, ignore the nuisance that is sittng behind me.)
    On my wedding day, eh di day wey I go marry, if I dey do reception for my wedding day, (may be like a day before, maybe my wedding na Saturday now as usual now), on Friday, person con call me say ah Nedu, please I have a wedding tomorrow, it's urgent, please, come, and MC my wedding, you tink sey I go dey my own wedding?  — (WAZL_13_Nedu_M__32, On my wedding day, the day i'll marry, if I'm doing a reception for my wedding day, maybe a day before, maybe my wedding is on Saturday as usual, on Friday someone calls me and says ah Nedu, please I have a wedding tomorrow, it's urgent, please come and MC my wedding. Do you think i'll be at my wedding ?)
  3. amod
    1  — no translation
    See, see, see such a kiss something.  — (WAZL_09_Talk-Show-Catman_DG__168, See. It's such a kissable thing.)
  4. dep-obj
    1  — no translation
    ¡Gracias a todos/as por vuestro cariño y vuestros mensajes!  — (bbc__90072, __no translation__)

Derived forms

Synonymes

  • an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Antonymes

  • an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Translations

  • English: -- Definition in Naija?


Unknown

a: -- Definition in Naija?


  1. -
    19  — no translation
    a.  — (ja102__5801, __no translation__)
    Falz a.k.a.  — (bbc__48618, __no translation__)
  2. conj-nsubj
    1  — no translation
    Di Golden Raspberry, a.ka.  — (bbc__31418, __no translation__)
  3. conj:dicto
    1  — no translation
    You no know a, where you dey go.  — (LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__23, You don't know a...where you are going.)
  4. flat:foreign
    5  — no translation
    Igb a ma nou mstchew Igb.  — (WAZP_02_Porico_M__89, No.)
    Eni ebi npa a maa gbo waasu?  — (NST_cleaned__17042, __no translation__)
  5. flat-flat:foreign
    1  — no translation
    Sources: OAS, Human Right Watch, Amnesty International, IACHR, IMF, UN, Foro Penal, Justicia y Proceso, Una Ventana a la Libertad.  — (bbc__91766, __no translation__)
  6. dep-dislocated-nmod:emph
    1  — no translation
    Popular comedian, Emmanuel Edunjobi, a.k.a.  — (bbc__82906, __no translation__)

Derived forms

  1. a Libertad
    Sources: OAS, Human Right Watch, Amnesty International, IACHR, IMF, UN, Foro Penal, Justicia y Proceso, Una Ventana a la Libertad.  — (bbc__91766, __no translation__)
  2. a zu
    Mo o n ya a zu.  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__163, it has reached the person who is in the front,)

Synonymes

  • an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Antonymes

  • an 0.77 239, his 0.63 205, its 0.61 32, it 0.59 629, going 0.58 67, th 0.56 57, would 0.55 61, otherwise 0.55 35, described 0.55 6

Translations

  • English: -- Definition in Naija?
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