atoknado

Naija

Alternative forms

• otoknado

Etymology

From: English talk and do

Pronunciation

• àtɔ̀knàdû

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Noun

1. Make person dey do wetin im talk say im go do.

   • Di landlord na Atoknado.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The landlord is a man of his word.)
   • I dey fear my Papa because if he say he go disown me if I marry you, he go do am because na Atoknado.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I can't mary you because I am scared of my father. If he says will disown me, he will.)

2. Wetin de don gader talk sey na wetin people suppose dey do.

   • For inside Universal Atoknado Paper for Human Right, di United Nations talk am sey pikin need special care and help.  — (Egbokhare_2020. In the Declaration, United Nations stated that every child needs a special care and help.)

Translations

• English: declaration, faithful