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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| + | From: English ''cap'' | ||
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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| + | * kâp | ||
| + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-cap.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
| + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-cap.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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| + | ===Noun=== | ||
| + | * Soft or strong cloth wey de dey take different shape wey person dey wear for head. | ||
| + | :*{{ux|dv|No be everybody wey wear native suppose wear '''cap''' ontop. |(Donning a cap may not always be a good idea for everyone putting on a native attire.)}} | ||
| − | === | + | ====Translation==== |
| − | + | * English: ''cap'' | |
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| − | + | ===Verb=== | |
| + | * Sey person dey talk wetin no be true | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| See as everybody keep you quiet since, you just dey '''cap''' dey go. Shame no dey your eye? Tufia! |(Just see how everyone has refused to join issues with you and you've been lying all along. Don't you have any shame?)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| If you want talk, talk wetin happen, no come '''cap''' for here. Because slap dey sabi touch people wey dey talk nonsense for here. |(If you want to talk, say exactly what happened, don't tell any lies here. Because people often get slapped when they say silly things here.)}} | ||
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====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
| − | + | * [[bobo]], [[fabu]] | |
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====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * English: ''lie'' | ||
Latest revision as of 19:02, 30 April 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: English cap
Pronunciation
- kâp
Noun
- Soft or strong cloth wey de dey take different shape wey person dey wear for head.
- No be everybody wey wear native suppose wear cap ontop. — (Donning a cap may not always be a good idea for everyone putting on a native attire.)
Translation
- English: cap
Verb
- Sey person dey talk wetin no be true
- See as everybody keep you quiet since, you just dey cap dey go. Shame no dey your eye? Tufia! — (Just see how everyone has refused to join issues with you and you've been lying all along. Don't you have any shame?)
- If you want talk, talk wetin happen, no come cap for here. Because slap dey sabi touch people wey dey talk nonsense for here. — (If you want to talk, say exactly what happened, don't tell any lies here. Because people often get slapped when they say silly things here.)
Synonym
Translation
- English: lie