Difference between revisions of "big grammar"

 
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* bîg grámà
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* bîgrámà
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-big grammar.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-big grammar.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
  
 
===Noun phrase===
 
===Noun phrase===
 
* Na when person talk no easy to understand
 
* Na when person talk no easy to understand
:* {{ux|dv|We dey talk, you dey speak big '''big grammar'''. |(Egbokhare_2020. We are talking and you are speaking incomprehensible English.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|We dey talk, you dey speak big '''big grammar'''. |(We are talking and you are using English words we can't understand.)}}
:* {{ux|dv|Di man too like to dey speak '''big grammar''' even for small mata. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. English.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Di man too like to dey speak '''big grammar''' even for small mata. |(NSC_2021, The man likes to use a lot of big English words even for small issues.)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''highfaluting''
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* English: ''highfaluting, obscure language''

Latest revision as of 14:54, 27 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English big, grammar

Pronunciation

  • bîgrámà


Noun phrase

  • Na when person talk no easy to understand
  • We dey talk, you dey speak big big grammar.  — (We are talking and you are using English words we can't understand.)
  • Di man too like to dey speak big grammar even for small mata.  — (NSC_2021, The man likes to use a lot of big English words even for small issues.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: highfaluting, obscure language