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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From Urhobo: ''avwebọ'' (Na | + | From Urhobo: ''avwebọ'' (Na amebo Yoruba people dey call am, after de borrow am come deir language.) na di wife wey di man like pass for house wey di man marry many wife for Urhobo land and na she dey gossip everyting wey dey happen for house give di husband. |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 21 March 2022
Naija
Etymology
From Urhobo: avwebọ (Na amebo Yoruba people dey call am, after de borrow am come deir language.) na di wife wey di man like pass for house wey di man marry many wife for Urhobo land and na she dey gossip everyting wey dey happen for house give di husband.
Pronunciation
- ámԑ̀bɔ́
Noun
- Wetin dem dey call person wey too dey carry people matter dey talk.
- Amebo people too don run. — (ONI_16_Thief_DG__189, The Gossips too have ran away.)
- Amebo or aproko be like fuel wey dem add join fire — (jw__1324, gossip can ignite crisis)
- All na amebo o. — (NST_cleaned__20493, It's all gossip)
- Dem sidon do amebo tire. — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. They sat and had enough gossip.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: a gossip, idle talk