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===Noun (Appellative/Vocative)=== | ===Noun (Appellative/Vocative)=== | ||
Na name wey de dey use [[hail]] person to give am respect or praise am. | Na name wey de dey use [[hail]] person to give am respect or praise am. | ||
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Chief''' Brando Omu, '''Chief''' Brando Omu |(BBC__25290, Chief Brando Omu, Chief Brando Omu)}} | :*{{ux|dv|'''Chief''' Brando Omu, '''Chief''' Brando Omu |(BBC__25290, Chief Brando Omu, Chief Brando Omu)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv| Gaga, di Gaga, you na '''chief''' na, di [[talknado]], abeg do someting. |(NSC_Abonyi_2021, Gaga, Gaga, you are a 'chief' you know, a man of his words, please give me some money.)}} | :*{{ux|dv| Gaga, di Gaga, you na '''chief''' na, di [[talknado]], abeg do someting. |(NSC_Abonyi_2021, Gaga, Gaga, you are a 'chief' you know, a man of his words, please give me some money.)}} |
Revision as of 14:48, 15 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English chief
Pronunciation
- tʃîf
Noun
Person wey be oga or wey dey give traditional title.
- Dem don put am for chief. — (Egbokhare_2021, He has been installed as chief.)
- E no know sey one chief dey inside dat place dey guard di place. — (IBA_04_Alaska-Pepe_MG__216, He was not aware there a chief on guard there.)
- Na chief of general staff Hulusi Akar lead dem waka come. — (BBC__11030, The Chief of general staff Hulusi Akar led the group.)
- According to di chief, di king of di community dey visit dis sacred place of di mountain once a year. — (BBC__11852, The traditional chief said the monarch visits the sacred place in the mountain annually.)
Related forms
Translations
- English: chief
Noun (Appellative/Vocative)
Na name wey de dey use hail person to give am respect or praise am.
- Chief Brando Omu, Chief Brando Omu — (BBC__25290, Chief Brando Omu, Chief Brando Omu)
- Gaga, di Gaga, you na chief na, di talknado, abeg do someting. — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Gaga, Gaga, you are a 'chief' you know, a man of his words, please give me some money.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: chief