call

Naija

Etymology

From: English call

Pronunciation

• kɔ̂

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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.  — (NSC_Ajede_2020, 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.  — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Some are fond of calling a person's first and last name in a condescending manner.)

Translations

• English: call