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* Money wey de dey pay give woman family when de want marry am. | * Money wey de dey pay give woman family when de want marry am. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|You go must pay '''brideprice''' before you marry your wife. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv|You go must pay '''brideprice''' before you marry your wife. |(You must pay the dowry before you get married.)}} |
:* {{ux|dv| You no know sey for my village na fifty thousand fit pay woman bride price. | (D_ENU_27_Mechanic guys_Complete_N, Don't you know that in my village, fifty thousand naira can pay for the bride price.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| You no know sey for my village na fifty thousand fit pay woman bride price. | (D_ENU_27_Mechanic guys_Complete_N, Don't you know that in my village, fifty thousand naira can pay for the bride price.)}} | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''dowry'' | * English: ''dowry'' | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 30 April 2023
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English bride price
Pronunciation
- bráídpráìz
Noun
- Money wey de dey pay give woman family when de want marry am.
- You go must pay brideprice before you marry your wife. — (You must pay the dowry before you get married.)
- You no know sey for my village na fifty thousand fit pay woman bride price. — (D_ENU_27_Mechanic guys_Complete_N, Don't you know that in my village, fifty thousand naira can pay for the bride price.)
Translations
- English: dowry