Difference between revisions of "deir"

 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From English: ''deir''
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From: English ''their''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* djà
 
* djà
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-deir.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-deir.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-deir.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-deir.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
  
 
===Pronoun===
 
===Pronoun===
* Use for group of person minus de speaker.
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* Word wey de dey use dey talk about wetin concern people minus di person wey dey talk and di person wey e dey follow talk di talktalk.  
:* {{ux|dv|'''Deir''' problem be sey dem no dey hear word. |(Egbokhare_2021, Their problem is that they do not listen.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Deir''' problem be sey dem no dey hear word. |(Their problem is that they do not listen.)}}
:* {{ux|dv| Maybe oga no wan pay '''deir''' salary. |(NSC_2021, Maybe the boss doesn't want to pay their salary.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Maybe oga no wan pay '''deir''' salary. |(Maybe the boss doesn't want to pay their salary.)}}
 
====Related forms====
 
====Related forms====
 
* [[deirsef]]
 
* [[deirsef]]
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''their''
 
* English: ''their''

Latest revision as of 10:27, 5 May 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English their

Pronunciation

  • djà

Play Play

Pronoun

  • Word wey de dey use dey talk about wetin concern people minus di person wey dey talk and di person wey e dey follow talk di talktalk.
  • Deir problem be sey dem no dey hear word.  — (Their problem is that they do not listen.)
  • Maybe oga no wan pay deir salary.  — (Maybe the boss doesn't want to pay their salary.)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: their