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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 208
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 79
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 3450
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 111
 
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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Na make person take [[mouth]] talk to person make e hear wetin e dey talk.
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* As person dey [[ontop]] phone dey follow anoder person dey talk.
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:*{{ux|dv| Since when im enter our shop, im dey make '''call''' till im comot. |(ENU_08_Strange-Customers_M__39, She/he was busy making and receiving calls throughout the period spent in our shop.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv| Since when im enter our shop, im dey make '''call''' till im comot. |(ENU_08_Strange-Customers_M__39, He was making calls from when he entered our shop till he left.)}}
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====Translations====
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* English: ''call''
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===VERB===
 
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# Make person give someting name
 
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#: dat one < de dey call am Igwe Festival // na Igwe Festival >+ de dey call am // so < na di Edo people dem >+  na dem de do dat festival //  P_IBA_02_Igwe-Festival_PRO
 
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#: de con do strong medin wetin we de call jazz // so de go con do am //= con put am for deir gun // P_IBA_04_Alaska-Pepe_PRO
 
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# Make person use im voice talk someting.
 
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# make person use im voice talk person name.
 
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# make person dial person number for phone
 
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# Make person do someting make anoder person come meet am.
 
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# {{ux|dv| We dey call government make dem some save us from hunger o |NSC_Ajede_2020, We are calling on government to come save us from starvation. }}
 
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# {{ux|dv|I call am for phone| NSC_Ajede_2020, I called him on the phone. }}
 
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===Verb===
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# Make person take phone phone anoder person.
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#:*{{ux|dv|I '''call''' am for phone.|(I put a call through.)}}
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# Make person mouth mention any name wey e go make di person answer am.
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#:*{{ux|dv|Some people dey carry call person name and e papa name like sey na dem born di person.|(Some are fond of calling a person's first and last name in a condescending manner.)}}
  
 
====Translations====
 
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* English: ''call''
 
* English: ''call''

Latest revision as of 12:51, 25 January 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English call

Pronunciation

  • kɔ̂

Play Play

Noun

  • As person dey ontop phone dey follow anoder person dey talk.
  • Since when im enter our shop, im dey make call till im comot.  — (ENU_08_Strange-Customers_M__39, She/he was busy making and receiving calls throughout the period spent in our shop.)

Translations

  • English: call

Verb

  1. Make person take phone phone anoder person.
    • I call am for phone.  — (I put a call through.)
  2. Make person mouth mention any name wey e go make di person answer am.
    • Some people dey carry call person name and e papa name like sey na dem born di person.  — (Some are fond of calling a person's first and last name in a condescending manner.)

Translations

  • English: call
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