Difference between revisions of "bale"

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Bail

Borrowed from English bail

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

bale: Money wey person dey pay take comot for police cell
When you comot now, abi you dem bale you? — ( When did you come out, or were you bailed?)
bale ( dis one no get bail as alternative form) bag of Okririka.
How many bale you want carry come market. — ( How many bags of second-hand clothes did you bring to market.)

bale: take off, run away
Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

As kalampo come, we bale for our lives o. — (As the police arrived, we ran for our lives.)

courtois 0.88 20, thibaut 0.87 16, osimhen 0.87 13, gareth 0.86 27, borussia 0.86 41, iniesta 0.86 25, kylian 0.85 28, midfield 0.85 26, roberto 0.85 26

courtois 0.88 20, thibaut 0.87 16, osimhen 0.87 13, gareth 0.86 27, borussia 0.86 41, iniesta 0.86 25, kylian 0.85 28, midfield 0.85 26, roberto 0.85 26

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 The word is used more in written texts than orally.
+===Noun===
+# bale: Money wey person dey pay take comot for police cell
+#: {{ux|dv| When you comot now, abi you dem '''bale''' you?| ( When did you come out, or were you bailed?)}}
+# bale ( dis one no get '''bail''' as alternative form) bag of Okririka.
+#: {{ux|dv| How many '''bale''' you want carry come market. | ( How many bags of second-hand clothes did you bring to market.)}}
 ===Verb===
-bale: take off, run away -- Definition in Naija?
+# bale: take off, run away
+#: Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
+#: {{ux|dv| As kalampo come, we '''bale''' for our lives o. |(As the police arrived, we ran for our lives.)}}
-# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
-#: {{ux|dv|As kalampo come, we '''bale''' for our lives o. |(As the police arrived, we ran for our lives.)}}
 ====Derived forms====