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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
From:English ''change''
 
From:English ''change''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
*tʃáìndӡ
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*tʃêndӡ
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-change.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-change.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-change.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-change.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Noun===
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# Na money wey dem return give person as im balance when pesin pay for someting.
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#:* {{ux|dv|Abeg give me my '''change''' madam. |(Madam please give me my change.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|I bin see when di conductor carry '''change''' give di fat woman wey siddon for back. |(bbc__5096, I saw the conductor give out change to the fat lady  at her back.)}}
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# Make something comot from how e be turn to anoder ting.
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#:* {{ux|dv| Di '''change''' wey you don dey don display so, just dey do am dey go.|(This change you are showing, just keep up with it.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Na una say una want give us '''change'''. We dey wait. |(You promised that you will give us change. We are waiting.)}}
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
#na make someting different come from someting
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* Make someting comot from how e be turn to anoder ting.
#:*{{ux|dv|Di day I begin get better salary like dis, my life go '''change''' [[sharp-sharp]]. |(NSC_Legbeti_2020. The day I start earning good salary, my life will change fast. )}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Di day I begin get better salary like dis, my life go '''change''' [[sharpsharp]]. |(The day I start earning good salary, my life will change fast.)}}
#:*{{ux|dv|na aproko woman don come '''change''' as she marry dat pastor man. |(NSC_Legbeti_2020. The gossip changed after she married pastor. )}}
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:* {{ux|dv|God don '''change''' my life for better. |(God has changed my life.)}}
#na money wey dem return give person as im balance when pesin pay for someting.
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====Translations====
#:*{{ux|dv|I been see when di conductor carry '''change''' give di fat woman wey siddon for back. |(bbc__5096.  I saw the conductor give out change to the fat lady  at her back. )}}
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* English: ''To replace something, difference between credit and debit of an account''.

Latest revision as of 10:18, 28 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From:English change

Pronunciation

  • tʃêndӡ

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Noun

  1. Na money wey dem return give person as im balance when pesin pay for someting.
    • Abeg give me my change madam.  — (Madam please give me my change.)
    • I bin see when di conductor carry change give di fat woman wey siddon for back.  — (bbc__5096, I saw the conductor give out change to the fat lady at her back.)
  2. Make something comot from how e be turn to anoder ting.
    • Di change wey you don dey don display so, just dey do am dey go.  — (This change you are showing, just keep up with it.)
    • Na una say una want give us change. We dey wait.  — (You promised that you will give us change. We are waiting.)

Verb

  • Make someting comot from how e be turn to anoder ting.
  • Di day I begin get better salary like dis, my life go change sharpsharp.  — (The day I start earning good salary, my life will change fast.)
  • God don change my life for better.  — (God has changed my life.)

Translations

  • English: To replace something, difference between credit and debit of an account.