Difference between revisions of "call"

 
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 208
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 79
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 3450
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 111
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
Na sey person dey ontop phone dey follow anoder person 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.)}}
:*{{ux|dv| Since when im enter our shop, im dey make '''call''' till im comot. |(ENU_08_Strange-Customers_M__39, S/He was busy making and receiving calls throughout the period spent in our shop.)}}
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====Translations====
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* English: ''call''
  
===Transitive Verb===
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===Verb===
Make person take phone phone anoder person or take mouth mention any name wey e go make di person answer am.  
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# Make person take phone phone anoder person.
:*{{ux|dv|I call am for phone.|(NSC_Ajede_2020, I put a call through.)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|I '''call''' am for phone.|(I put a call through.)}}  
:*{{ux|dv|Na some people dey carry call person name and e papa name like sey na dem born di person.|(NSC_Abonyi_2021, Some are fond of calling a person's first and last name in a condescending manner.)}}
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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====
 
====Translations====
 
* 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