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− | Person | + | * Person wey dey give traditional title. |
− | :*{{ux|dv|Dem don put am for '''chief'''. |(Egbokhare_2021, He has been installed as chief.)}} | + | :* {{ux|dv|Dem don put am for '''chief'''. |(Egbokhare_2021, He has been installed as chief.)}} |
− | :*{{ux|dv|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.)}} | + | :* {{ux|dv|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.)}} |
− | :*{{ux|dv|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.)}} | + | :* {{ux|dv|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.)}} |
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Revision as of 01:16, 22 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English chief
Pronunciation
- tʃîf
Noun
- Person 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.)
- 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