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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* return 0.60 976, home 0.56 569, again 0.52 3160, out 0.52 3110, down 0.51 2093, outside 0.50 702, then 0.49 427, later 0.48 1056, meet 0.47 1651
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English back
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From: English ''backup''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* bak
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* bákûp
<sm2>Pcm-ng-back.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-backup.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-back.m.ogg</sm2>
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<sm2>pcm-ng-backup.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 148
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 100
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 2950
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 134
 
  
===Usage===
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===Noun===
Common Usage
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#  Wetin person dey use when di one wey be di main one no dey.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Im na player wey dem dey use as '''backup'''. |(He/She is a substitute player.)}}
===Definition===
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dis my laptop na '''backup''', I no carry di main one today. |(This laptop is my alternative  in case the main one breaks down.)}}
Sey someting no dey for front, e dey behind
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#:* {{ux|dv|Some girls dey use sugardaddy dem do '''backup''' to deir young bobos. |(Some girls use old men as support to the young guys they date.)}}
 
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# Ting or person wey dey support person.
===Adverb===
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#:* {{ux|dv| I talk am sey you for no fit dey talk like dat if you no get '''backup'''. |(I said it that if you didn't have any back-up, you won't talk like that.)}}
'''back''':
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#:* {{ux|dv| You [[gats]] get '''backup''' for anyting wey you want do wey concern political matter.|(You should have a back-up if you want to do anything that concerns politics.)}}
# where person/someting from dey come.
 
#: {{ux|dv|Go '''back''' |(bbc__54302, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|No go '''back'''… , |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__271, Don't go back...)}}
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
# [[backup]]
 
#: {{ux|dv|E even dey try for '''back''' up. |(ABJ_INF_03_Nigerian-Men-Dey-Try_DG__65, He even tries as back up)}}
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* return 0.60 976, home 0.56 569, again 0.52 3160, out 0.52 3110, down 0.51 2093, outside 0.50 702, then 0.49 427, later 0.48 1056, meet 0.47 1651
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* [[backbone]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* return 0.60 976, home 0.56 569, again 0.52 3160, out 0.52 3110, down 0.51 2093, outside 0.50 702, then 0.49 427, later 0.48 1056, meet 0.47 1651
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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* English: ''substitute'', ''back up'' ''fallback, alternative''

Latest revision as of 16:17, 14 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English backup

Pronunciation

  • bákûp

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Noun

  1. Wetin person dey use when di one wey be di main one no dey.
    • Im na player wey dem dey use as backup.  — (He/She is a substitute player.)
    • Dis my laptop na backup, I no carry di main one today.  — (This laptop is my alternative in case the main one breaks down.)
    • Some girls dey use sugardaddy dem do backup to deir young bobos.  — (Some girls use old men as support to the young guys they date.)
  2. Ting or person wey dey support person.
    • I talk am sey you for no fit dey talk like dat if you no get backup.  — (I said it that if you didn't have any back-up, you won't talk like that.)
    • You gats get backup for anyting wey you want do wey concern political matter.  — (You should have a back-up if you want to do anything that concerns politics.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: substitute, back up fallback, alternative