be

Naija

From: English be

Word wey dem dey take show sey person, people, ting or wetin many pass one dey as e dey.

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.)
Na im be sey oder girls no get eye? — (NST_cleaned__26708, __Meaning other girls are not selective.)
If you and woman fight, she hold your prick Na dead be dat o my, my broda. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. If a woman hit your manhood while fighting with you, it may kill you.)
Na people wey sabi someting be dat now. — (NST_cleaned__18410. Those are the wise people.)
Even uh... dis uh... polio wey e dey waka wey be sey pikin go, you go born pikin, e no go quick waka! — (BEN_09_Tailoring-Immunization_MG__63, Even uh... this uh... polio which is getting around which makes a child... you will give birth to a child and it won't walk on time!)
But person wey be sey e go school, e dey pedal come front, na small work, na im we go do for dat person body. — (BEN_09_Tailoring-Immunization_MG__28, But for someone who happens to have gone to school, if they're pedalling forward, we just do a bit of work on them.)