Difference between revisions of "abi"

(Created page with "==Naija== ===Alternative forms=== * haha 0.67 836, ehen 0.66 871, wheder 0.63 178, shey 0.62 167, maybe 0.62 415, hm 0.61 1176, ehn 0.61 1757, x 0.58 344, o 0.56 4647 ===Etym...")
 
 
(24 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* haha 0.67 836, ehen 0.66 871, wheder 0.63 178, shey 0.62 167, maybe 0.62 415, hm 0.61 1176, ehn 0.61 1757, x 0.58 344, o 0.56 4647
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English ?
+
From: Yoruba ''tabi'' meaning ''or''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* àbí
+
*àbî
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-abi.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-abi.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-abi.m.ogg</sm2>  
+
<sm2>Pcm-ng-abi.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 51
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 237
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 494
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 651
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
 
 
===Coordinating Conjunction===
 
abi: or -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare
 
#: {{ux|dv|Musa '''abi''' na wetin dem dey call am, na im cause di wahala o.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
====Synonymes====
+
===Conjunction===
* haha 0.67 836, ehen 0.66 871, wheder 0.63 178, shey 0.62 167, maybe 0.62 415, hm 0.61 1176, ehn 0.61 1757, x 0.58 344, o 0.56 4647
+
# Word wey dem dey use join two part of [[talktalk]], wey be sey if e no be one, e go be di oder one.
 +
#:* {{ux|dv| Musa '''abi''' na wetin dem dey call am, na im cause di wahala o.|(Musa, or whatever his name is, is the cause of the problem. )}}
 +
#:* {{ux|dv| Which levels make I [[run]] you? Coke '''abi''' fanta. |(What should I get for you? Coke or Fanta.)}}
 +
# Word wey dem dey use ask question make dem know if di [[talktalk]] be as dem tink am.
 +
#:* {{ux|dv| Her [[oga]] go leave all dose [[small small]] girls wey e dey follow, '''abi'''? |(KAD_22, Her boss will stop wooing those young girls, right?)}}
  
====Antonymes====
+
====Synonyms====
* haha 0.67 836, ehen 0.66 871, wheder 0.63 178, shey 0.62 167, maybe 0.62 415, hm 0.61 1176, ehn 0.61 1757, x 0.58 344, o 0.56 4647
+
* [[or]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: or
+
* English: ''or''

Latest revision as of 21:32, 6 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba tabi meaning or

Pronunciation

  • àbî

Play Play

Conjunction

  1. Word wey dem dey use join two part of talktalk, wey be sey if e no be one, e go be di oder one.
    • Musa abi na wetin dem dey call am, na im cause di wahala o.  — (Musa, or whatever his name is, is the cause of the problem. )
    • Which levels make I run you? Coke abi fanta.  — (What should I get for you? Coke or Fanta.)
  2. Word wey dem dey use ask question make dem know if di talktalk be as dem tink am.
    • Her oga go leave all dose small small girls wey e dey follow, abi?  — (KAD_22, Her boss will stop wooing those young girls, right?)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: or