Difference between revisions of "countryman"

 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: English ''country man''
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From: English ''country'' and ''man''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* kɔtrìmân
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* kɔ̀ntrìmân
* kɔntrìmân
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-countryman.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-countryman.m.ogg</sm2>
<sm2>Pcm-ng-country man.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-country man.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
 
===Usage===
 
* Go look [[country man]]
 
 
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
* [[kontriman]], [[countryman]]
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
From: English ''country'' and ''man''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation1===
 
* kɔntrìmân
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-countryman1.f.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-countryman1.m.ogg</sm2>
 
===Pronunciation2====
 
* kɔtrìmân
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-countryman2.f.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-countryman2.m.ogg</sm2>
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
* Person wey be man wey come from [[country]].
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# Person wey be man wey come from [[country]].
:* {{ux|dv|''countryman''' must wak. |(A citizen must eat.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Countryman''' must wak.|(A citizen must eat.)}}
:* {{ux|dv|Government congratulate every '''countryman''' wey win for de game wey dem do for France. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021, Government congratulated the citizens who won medals at the competition that held in France.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Government congratulate every '''countryman''' wey win for di game wey dem do for France.|(The government congratulated the citizens who won medals at the competition that held in France.)}}
 
# Person wey come from country.
 
# Person wey come from country.
#:* {{ux|dv|make una come hear wetin dem talk o, dem say '''countryman''' and [[countrywoman]], everybody must dey pay tax o | (Egbokhare_2020, Announcement, male and female citizen must pay tax.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Make una come hear wetin dem talk o, dem say '''countryman''' and [[countrywoman]], everybody must dey pay tax o.|(Everyone should pay attention. It has been said that male and female citizens must pay tax.)}}
  
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====Related form====
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* [[country]]
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[countrywoman]], [[countrypeople]]
 
* [[countrywoman]], [[countrypeople]]

Latest revision as of 21:43, 3 May 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English country and man

Pronunciation

  • kɔ̀ntrìmân

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Noun

  1. Person wey be man wey come from country.
    • Countryman must wak.  — (A citizen must eat.)
    • Government congratulate every countryman wey win for di game wey dem do for France.  — (The government congratulated the citizens who won medals at the competition that held in France.)
  2. Person wey come from country.
    • Make una come hear wetin dem talk o, dem say countryman and countrywoman, everybody must dey pay tax o.  — (Everyone should pay attention. It has been said that male and female citizens must pay tax.)

Related form

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: A male citizen of a country, citizen