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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From English but | + | From English ''but'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 33 | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 33 | ||
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===Definition=== | ===Definition=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Na word wey dem dey use join two different ting togeder. |
===Coordinating Conjunction=== | ===Coordinating Conjunction=== | ||
| − | + | #: {{ux|dv|My mama comot di phone '''but''' e no return am. |(NSC_Tella_2020, My mother removed the phone but she didn't return it.)}} | |
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#: {{ux|dv|Ehn na good ting o, '''but''' at, at least… |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__148, Ehn, it is a good thing. But at... at least...)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Ehn na good ting o, '''but''' at, at least… |(JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__148, Ehn, it is a good thing. But at... at least...)}} | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: | + | * English: '''on the contrary, rather'''. |
Revision as of 13:35, 2 November 2020
Naija
Etymology
From English but
Pronunciation
- bɔt
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 469
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 43
- Frequency in raw corpus: 14155
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 33
Definition
- Na word wey dem dey use join two different ting togeder.
Coordinating Conjunction
- My mama comot di phone but e no return am. — (NSC_Tella_2020, My mother removed the phone but she didn't return it.)
- Ehn na good ting o, but at, at least… — (JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__148, Ehn, it is a good thing. But at... at least...)
Antonyms
- and 0.51 60996
Translations
- English: on the contrary, rather.