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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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From: Yoruba ''amala'' meaning ''yam flour''
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From: Yoruba ''amala'' (''yam flour'')
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-amala.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-amala.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-amala.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-amala.m.ogg</sm2>  
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 2603
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 13
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 6805
 
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===Adverb===
 
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amala: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
 
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#: {{ux|dv|All of dem dey deir mama house dey chow '''amala''', |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__375, All of them are in their parents houses eating amala.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dem tell you sey me, I no sabi dey mama house dey chow '''amala''', we dey make sense…? |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__380, Did they tell you that I, I can't stay back in my mother's house eating amala and be making sense...)}}
 
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* stout 0.87 12, suya 0.87 17, pineapple 0.86 7, nsala 0.86 5, flies 0.85 5, snacks 0.85 8, boli 0.84 6, poisonous 0.84 8, roasted 0.84 11
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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* stout 0.87 12, suya 0.87 17, pineapple 0.86 7, nsala 0.86 5, flies 0.85 5, snacks 0.85 8, boli 0.84 6, poisonous 0.84 8, roasted 0.84 11
 
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====Translations====
 
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* English: no definition
 
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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amala: a plantain or yam flour stirred in hot water to form solid, eaten with sauce. -- Definition in Naija?
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* [[swallow]] wey de dey make with yam or plantain flour  
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:*{{ux|dv|All of dem dey deir mama house dey chop '''amala'''. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__375, They all are in their parents' house eating amala.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Dem tell you sey me, I no sabi dey mama house dey chop '''amala''' wey dey make sense? |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__380, Were you told that I don't wish to stay at my mother's house to enjoy myself while I eat her nicely prepared amala?)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na '''amala''' I wan chop today. |(It's amala I want to eat.)}}
 
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# - (frequency:9)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|You sef, go chop '''amala''', go chop fufu. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__386, You too should go and eat amala; go and eat fufu.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E get one place wey dem dey chop '''amala'''. |(LAG_17_Food-On-Campus_DG__38, There is a shop where they eat Amala.)}}
 
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* stout 0.87 12, suya 0.87 17, pineapple 0.86 7, nsala 0.86 5, flies 0.85 5, snacks 0.85 8, boli 0.84 6, poisonous 0.84 8, roasted 0.84 11
 
  
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===Synonyms===
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* stout 0.87 12, suya 0.87 17, pineapple 0.86 7, nsala 0.86 5, flies 0.85 5, snacks 0.85 8, boli 0.84 6, poisonous 0.84 8, roasted 0.84 11
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[[akpu]], [[starch]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
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* English: a plantain or yam flour stirred in hot water to form solid, eaten with sauce.
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* English: ''Yam flour meal, amala''

Latest revision as of 11:25, 14 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba amala (yam flour)

Pronunciation

  • àmàlà

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Noun

  • swallow wey de dey make with yam or plantain flour
  • All of dem dey deir mama house dey chop amala.  — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__375, They all are in their parents' house eating amala.)
  • Dem tell you sey me, I no sabi dey mama house dey chop amala wey dey make sense?  — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__380, Were you told that I don't wish to stay at my mother's house to enjoy myself while I eat her nicely prepared amala?)

Synonyms

akpu, starch

Translations

  • English: Yam flour meal, amala
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