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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From English: | + | From English: ''beg'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | + | bɛ̌g | |
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-beg.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-beg.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng-beg.m.ogg</sm2> | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-beg.m.ogg</sm2> |
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
| − | * {{ux|dv| O boy, we dey beg government o,we suppose dey get light steady | + | * Sey person no use boldface dey ask make anoder person/someting do someting for am. |
| − | * {{ux|dv| We don dey beg landlord since, make e gree follow us follow NEPA people talk. We no dey see light and de still dey knack us yeye bill. | ( | + | :* {{ux|dv| O boy, we dey '''beg''' government o,we suppose dey get light steady now.|(NSC_2020, Man, we are pleading with the government, we ought to have power supply steadily.)}} |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| We don dey '''beg''' landlord since, make e gree follow us follow NEPA people talk. We no dey see light and de still dey knack us yeye bill.| (NSC_2020, We have been pleading with the landlord, so that he'll go with us to talk to NEPA officials. We do not have any power supply and they still give us ridiculous bills.)}} | |
====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
[[begybegy]] | [[begybegy]] | ||
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| + | [[butu]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''beg'' | * English: ''beg'' | ||
Latest revision as of 18:29, 14 February 2024
Naija
Etymology
From English: beg
Pronunciation
bɛ̌g
Verb
- Sey person no use boldface dey ask make anoder person/someting do someting for am.
- O boy, we dey beg government o,we suppose dey get light steady now. — (NSC_2020, Man, we are pleading with the government, we ought to have power supply steadily.)
- We don dey beg landlord since, make e gree follow us follow NEPA people talk. We no dey see light and de still dey knack us yeye bill. — (NSC_2020, We have been pleading with the landlord, so that he'll go with us to talk to NEPA officials. We do not have any power supply and they still give us ridiculous bills.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Translations
- English: beg