age

Naija

Alternative forms

• 35 0.61 322, moment 0.59 99, least 0.57 687, 32 0.57 289, 18 0.56 905, mt 0.56 152, 37 0.56 246, 39 0.56 139, risk 0.55 236

Etymology

etymology:English language

Pronunciation

• êdʒ

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 13
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 613
• Frequency in raw corpus: 589
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 571

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Noun

age: age mate -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   I no be your age o.  — (I am not your age mate.)

2. - (frequency:78)

   My age' no mata..  — (bbc__9101, __no translation__)

   Age no be problem.  — (bbc__32274, __no translation__)

3. case (frequency:33)

   dem bi ten years, and 14 years for age.  — (bbc__42705, __no translation__)

   E senior me for age, but I senior am for level.  — (LAG_11_Adeniyi-Lifestory_MG__126, She is older than me in age, but my rank at work is higher than hers.)

4. nmod:poss (frequency:32)

   So no dey consider your age.  — (LAG_23_I-Go-Become-Lawyer_M__40, So, don't be putting your age into consideration.)

   my age be thirty three years old.  — (NST_cleaned__39742, __no translation__)

5. det (frequency:24)

   Sey I never reach di age.  — (JOS_14_Chibozor-View-About-Nigeria_MG__47, That I haven't reached that age.)

   But dis age, age, age limit con… ,  — (NST_cleaned__18770, __no translation__)

6. det-nmod (frequency:22)

   Inside 2015 di UN bin predict say e reach 8,108,000 Nigerians wey don pass di age of 60.  — (bbc__60040, __no translation__)

   E talk say only people wey don reach and pass di age of eighteen go fit join di association.  — (bbc__45707, __no translation__)

7. amod-case (frequency:17)

   But many of dem dey marry for younger age.  — (bbc__49906, __no translation__)

   Im begin serve Cameroon from very young age.  — (bbc__58325, __no translation__)

8. amod (frequency:14)

   Old age na another big problem.  — (jw__27742, __no translation__)

   Old age don change many things for me.  — (jw__27741, __no translation__)

9. case-det (frequency:13)

   At dat age, I bin dey confused.  — (bbc__608, __no translation__)

   So Mr Gunners, at what age did you…  — (KAD_18_My-Gunners-The-Musician_DG__49, So Mister Gunners, at what age did you...)

10. dep-det (frequency:8)

    As in which age wey be sey you like start dis music of a ting from?  — (NST_cleaned__24455, __no translation__)

    For example, di age you need to be to run for president before na 40 years, but now di kontri law don change am to 35 years.  — (bbc__63224, __no translation__)

11. amod-det (frequency:7)

    Jeremiah and Josiah want be the same age, dem grow up for the same area.  — (jw__1676, __no translation__)

    But you know sey for Naija here, we get football age, and we get di usual age.  — (NST_cleaned__24473, __no translation__)

12. nmod (frequency:6)

    Age of Heroes?  — (bbc__13272, __no translation__)

    As e be sey e no know where Jesus dey, e sey make dem kill all small pikin wey dey Jesus age for Bethlehem.  — (jw__18314, __no translation__)

13. cc (frequency:3)

    Or anybodi wey dia breast dey too big for dia size or age, na big breast be dat.  — (bbc__7593, __no translation__)

    Under di rule, all citizens get di right to work witout facing any discrimination about dia gender, disability or age.  — (bbc__43886, __no translation__)

14. dep (frequency:3)

    Article 199 of Ghana in 1992 constitution dey talk retiring age for public officer be sixty years, but Martin Amidu chop 66 years so he be unqualified.  — (bbc__16451, __no translation__)

    Na like 12 things dem say dis women soldiers suppose get, wey be: dem must be Saudi citizens, dia age suppose dey between 25 and 35, and dem suppose get high-school diploma.  — (bbc__71331, __no translation__)

15. conj (frequency:3)

    Research wey dem do before don first check how shift work dey affect, sabi pipo say age and family history too na main risk factor.  — (bbc__85026, __no translation__)

    You’ll need proof of your ID, age and address to claim a prize – in relation to on-air Promotions, we may require proof that your voice matches that of the relevant entrant/ winner.  — (ja102__77, __no translation__)

Synonymes

• 35 0.61 322, moment 0.59 99, least 0.57 687, 32 0.57 289, 18 0.56 905, mt 0.56 152, 37 0.56 246, 39 0.56 139, risk 0.55 236

Antonymes

• 35 0.61 322, moment 0.59 99, least 0.57 687, 32 0.57 289, 18 0.56 905, mt 0.56 152, 37 0.56 246, 39 0.56 139, risk 0.55 236

Translations

• English: age mate