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* Word wey [[dem]] [[dey]] take show sey person, people, ting or wetin many pass one dey as e dey. | * Word wey [[dem]] [[dey]] take show sey person, people, ting or wetin many pass one dey as e dey. | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Dem '''be''' tief. |(NSC_2021, They are thieves.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Dem '''be''' tief. |(NSC_2021, They are thieves.)}} | ||
− | :* {{ux|dv| I '''be''' my papa pikin. |(NSC_2021, I am my father's child)}} | + | :* {{ux|dv| I '''be''' my papa pikin. |(NSC_2021, I am my father's child.)}} |
:* {{ux|dv|E '''be''' pastor |(Egbokhare_2020, He/she is a pastor.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|E '''be''' pastor |(Egbokhare_2020, He/she is a pastor.)}} | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 28 March 2022
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English be
Pronunciation
- bì
Verb
- Dem be tief. — (NSC_2021, They are thieves.)
- I be my papa pikin. — (NSC_2021, I am my father's child.)
- E be pastor — (Egbokhare_2020, He/she is a pastor.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: am, is,are