Difference between revisions of "demo"

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* Frequency in raw corpus: 4
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 4
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 12985
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 12985
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===

Revision as of 10:26, 13 October 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

  • bog 0.70 19, demonstrators 0.69 14, dating 0.66 25, armah 0.66 6, shoppers 0.66 5, mp 0.66 54, toke 0.66 7, skip 0.65 139, osman 0.65 10

Etymology

from: English demonstration

Pronunciation

  • dɛ̀mó

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 4
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 12985

Verb

demo: demonstrate, to act up -- Definition in Naija?


  1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
    E begin dey demo for di palace.  — (He/she started acting up in the place.)

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • bog 0.70 19, demonstrators 0.69 14, dating 0.66 25, armah 0.66 6, shoppers 0.66 5, mp 0.66 54, toke 0.66 7, skip 0.65 139, osman 0.65 10

Antonyms

  • bog 0.70 19, demonstrators 0.69 14, dating 0.66 25, armah 0.66 6, shoppers 0.66 5, mp 0.66 54, toke 0.66 7, skip 0.65 139, osman 0.65 10

Translations

  • English: demonstrate, to act up