Difference between revisions of "akowe"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* nation 0.61 197, nations 0.56 829, continents 0.52 8, winners 0.51 116, player-dem 0.51 44, confederation 0.50 99, ogas 0.50 110, clubs 0.49 167, arab 0.49 81
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:Yoruba
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From: ''Yoruba''  (Clerk or Secretary)
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* ákòwé
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* ákɔ̀wé
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-akowe.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-akowe.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-akowe.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-akowe.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 5
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 12211
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
akowe: a literate person, a secretary or scribe of an association -- Definition in Naija?
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* Name wey dem dey call person wey dey write for meeting.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Na oga Nedu be di '''akowe''' for dis company o. |(It's Mr Nedu who is the Company Secretary.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Na until dem don fit make person deir '''akowe''' before dat group go fit touch deir money. |(Until they elect a secretary, that association will not be able to access their fund.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:* {{ux|dv|Dem go do di election for di meeting of all di gumbody country dem wey di big '''akowe''' arrange for di Headquarter of United Nation. |(gumbody__30. The election of the organization will hold at the headquarters as arranged by the Secretary.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Na oga Nedu be di '''akowe''' for dis company o. |(It's Mr Nedu who is the scretary of this company.)}}
 
# amod-det (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dem go do di election for di meeting of all di gumbody country dem wey di big '''akowe''' arrange for di Headquarter of United Nation. |(gumbody__30, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di big '''akowe''' go come do list of all di people wey dem bring out according to abc, where e go show show di gumbody country wey chose dem, and e go e go submit di list to di gumbody country dem wey de for di gumbody. |(gumbody__159, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* nation 0.61 197, nations 0.56 829, continents 0.52 8, winners 0.51 116, player-dem 0.51 44, confederation 0.50 99, ogas 0.50 110, clubs 0.49 167, arab 0.49 81
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* nation 0.61 197, nations 0.56 829, continents 0.52 8, winners 0.51 116, player-dem 0.51 44, confederation 0.50 99, ogas 0.50 110, clubs 0.49 167, arab 0.49 81
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: a literate person, a secretary or scribe of an association
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* English: ''A secretary or scribe of an association'' ''any literate person''.

Latest revision as of 10:46, 14 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba (Clerk or Secretary)

Pronunciation

  • ákɔ̀wé

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Noun

  • Name wey dem dey call person wey dey write for meeting.
  • Na oga Nedu be di akowe for dis company o.  — (It's Mr Nedu who is the Company Secretary.)
  • Na until dem don fit make person deir akowe before dat group go fit touch deir money.  — (Until they elect a secretary, that association will not be able to access their fund.)
  • Dem go do di election for di meeting of all di gumbody country dem wey di big akowe arrange for di Headquarter of United Nation.  — (gumbody__30. The election of the organization will hold at the headquarters as arranged by the Secretary.)

Translations

  • English: A secretary or scribe of an association any literate person.