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| − | + | From: English ''connection'' | |
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 86 | * Frequency in raw corpus: 86 | ||
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2294 | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2294 | ||
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| − | + | * Na make person get or no get influence | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|If you no get '''connection''' for Nigeria, you no go get work. |(Egbokhare_2020.If you are not influencial in Nigeria, you will not get a job.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|To even get plate of rice for Nigeria now, na '''connection'''. |(NST_cleaned__41014. To get food in Nigeria needs knowing the right people.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Me I know say her family get plenti '''connection''' and na wetin make me marry her be dat. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I married her because I know her family is highly influential.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|So person wen im dey work for government work, wen e fit get '''connection''', na im go fit come dis Abuja stay. |(ABJ_GWA_05_Tailoring_DG__58, So,it is someone who works for the government, that is highly connected, who can stay in Abuja.)}} | |
| − | + | * Na when someting join you wit person or thing. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Di '''connection''' wey dey between your oga and my oga na say dem come from desame village. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The connection between your boss and mine is simply because they are from thesame village.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|E make sense no be small and I feel di '''connection''' between me and my boyfriend wella. |(bbc__16518. It makes a lot of sense and I felt the connection between my boyfriend and I.)}} | |
| − | + | * Na when you know or you no know about someting | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Dem say dem no get any '''connection''' wit di waste and di deaths plus sickness wey follow am. |(bbc__95727. They said they are not connected with the waste, deaths, and sickness that follwed.)}} | |
| − | + | * Na when person relate with some people or family. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|My family no follow dem get any '''connection''' jare. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. My family is not related to them please.)}} | |
| − | + | *: {{ux|dv|One Nigerian journalist wey get strong '''connection''' with militant group Boko Haram bin tok for April say na only 15 schoolgirls still dey alive. |(bbc__78078. One Nigerian journalist with strong ties with Boko Haram, the militant group, said in April that only 15 schoolgirls are still alive.)}} | |
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| − | * English: influence | + | * English: ''influence, ties'' |
Revision as of 11:57, 18 January 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English connection
Pronunciation
- kɔ̀nɛ́ʃɔ̀n
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 3
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1744
- Frequency in raw corpus: 86
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2294
Noun
- Na make person get or no get influence
- If you no get connection for Nigeria, you no go get work. — (Egbokhare_2020.If you are not influencial in Nigeria, you will not get a job.)
- To even get plate of rice for Nigeria now, na connection. — (NST_cleaned__41014. To get food in Nigeria needs knowing the right people.)
- Me I know say her family get plenti connection and na wetin make me marry her be dat. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I married her because I know her family is highly influential.)
- So person wen im dey work for government work, wen e fit get connection, na im go fit come dis Abuja stay. — (ABJ_GWA_05_Tailoring_DG__58, So,it is someone who works for the government, that is highly connected, who can stay in Abuja.)
- Na when someting join you wit person or thing.
- Di connection wey dey between your oga and my oga na say dem come from desame village. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The connection between your boss and mine is simply because they are from thesame village.)
- E make sense no be small and I feel di connection between me and my boyfriend wella. — (bbc__16518. It makes a lot of sense and I felt the connection between my boyfriend and I.)
- Na when you know or you no know about someting
- Dem say dem no get any connection wit di waste and di deaths plus sickness wey follow am. — (bbc__95727. They said they are not connected with the waste, deaths, and sickness that follwed.)
- Na when person relate with some people or family.
- My family no follow dem get any connection jare. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. My family is not related to them please.)
- One Nigerian journalist wey get strong connection with militant group Boko Haram bin tok for April say na only 15 schoolgirls still dey alive. — (bbc__78078. One Nigerian journalist with strong ties with Boko Haram, the militant group, said in April that only 15 schoolgirls are still alive.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: influence, ties