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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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*  ''di''
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
From: English ''This''
 
From: English ''This''
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* dís
 
* dís
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dis.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-dis.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-dis.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-dis.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 907
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 21
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 18014
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 28
 
  
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===Article===
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===Determiner===
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#na word wey people dey use to talk about something or someone
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#Word wey de dey use dey talk about person or someting wey near di people wey dey talk.
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''dis''' boy. |(deuber__2103, This boy.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''dis''' boy. |(deuber__2103, (This boy.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|because of '''dis''' she no fit breastfeed Orjowan. |(bbc__86870, (Due to this problem, she was unable to breastfeed Orjowon)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Look '''dis''' car wey dey your front. You see sey e no be like dat car wey dat man want sell give you? |(Look at this car in front of you, can you see that it's not like that car that man wanted to sell to you.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|You tink sey age really matter for person to decide on top '''dis''' matter for now? |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__21, Do you think age really matters when deciding on this issue for now ?)}}
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# Word wey de dey use dey talk about person or someting wey di people wey dey talk don first know.
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Dis''' im kain of demand fit caus katakata for family, but Samuel say im no get any wahala wit im parents  and e be like say di tin sef dey make dem laff. |(bbc__40724, ( Samuel's made a ludicrous demand but the demand only made his parents laugh)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| '''Dis''' life no balance at all, see as '''dis''' truck pusher dey drink garri for inside rain because e no fit buy better food|(Life is really unfair. The truck pusher drank garri under the rains because he couldn't afford a decent meal.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv| '''Dis''' life no balance at all, see as '''dis''' truck pusher dey drink garri for inside rainy season because e no fit buy better food|NSC_Agnes_2020(Life is really unfair. The truck pusher drank garri under the rains because he couldn'tt afford decent meal.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| All '''dis''' tings wey dey happen no be sey im no first know o, im be just want see wetin want really really happen. |(It isn't that he doesn't know all the things happening, he just wants to see how it'll play out.)}}
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# Word wey de dey use talk about person or someting wey di people wey dey talk don first talk.
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#:* {{ux|dv|because of '''dis''' she no fit breastfeed Orjowan. |(bbc__86870, (Due to the problem, she was unable to breastfeed Orjowon)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|You tink sey age really matter for person to decide on top '''dis''' matter for now? |(WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__21, For now, do you think age really matters when deciding on issues like this?)}}
  
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====Synonyms====
 
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* anoda
 
 
====Translations====
 
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* English: ''used as indicator''
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* English: ''this'', ''these''
  
 
===Pronoun===
 
===Pronoun===
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#wetin be say na im dem dey talk about
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* Wetin replace di name of ting or people dem dey talk about
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#:*{{ux|dv|E no dey like '''dis'''. |(NST_cleaned__9270, He does not like this)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|E no dey like '''dis'''. |(NST_cleaned__9270, He does not like this)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Mummy, how much is '''dis''' eh… , |(IBA_25_Buying-Indomie_DG__96, Mummy, how much is this eh...)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|For 2012, di oga for Police then Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar give one order like '''dis''' and more than 3,500 checkpoints na im dem clear comot. |(bbc__41983, In 2012, the inspector of Police then, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, gave an order and more than 3,500 checkpoints disappeared.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|So '''dis''' 'call to bar' dey important for any lawyer wey get plan to dey argue case for court. |(bbc__77213, For every lawyer, the 'call to bar')}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|De say, de no give any reason, wey make why, '''dis''' wi former leaders -dem, no take attend '''dis''' event. |(ja102__4502, __no translation__)}}
 
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# case-cop (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Why e dey, why e dey be like '''dis'''? |(BEN_30_Husband-Criteria_DG__34, Why is it, why is it like this ?)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|But God know why e take be like '''dis'''. |(ONI_03_Stepmother-Problems_M__69, But God knows why it is like this.)}}
 
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# case-conj (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|And you see if person car just get small problem, shout like '''dis''', or any small problem like '''dis''', di person don dey worry, |(WAZA_07_Self-Medication_T__20, And, you see, if a person's car just have a little problem, he will shout like this or any little problem like this, the person is already worrying.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|For 2012, di oga for Police then Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar give one order like '''dis''' and more than 3,500 checkpoints na im dem clear comot. |(bbc__41983, __no translation__)}}
 
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# case-mark (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|all dose one now na im come bring wahala for '''dis''' country sotay like '''dis'''. |(deuber__2235, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Because no be only government, government, government, government we dey shout, we dey shout for government, dey talk for government sey like '''dis''', like '''dis''', like '''dis'''. |(ONI_24_We-Must-Do-Something_M__93, because it is not only government, government, government, government that we will be shouting... we will be shouting to government, he talking to the government like this that like this, like this, like this.)}}
 
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# case-nmod (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|See you wey fresh like '''dis''' from head to toe, you con dey say na hungry wey con X. |(ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__7, See, you who are fresh like this, from head to toe, you are now saying that it is hunger that...)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di go sell any of '''dis''' wi refinery-dem, wey fail to begin work proper-proper, by di end of '''dis''' December. |(ja102__1541, __no translation__)}}
 
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* dat 0.70 9250, this 0.68 6649, di 0.51 125660, every 0.50 1318, that 0.48 3460, anoder 0.44 349, anoda 0.44 1351, which 0.42 1954, last 0.41 3032
 
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* dat 0.70 9250, this 0.68 6649, di 0.51 125660, every 0.50 1318, that 0.48 3460, anoder 0.44 349, anoda 0.44 1351, which 0.42 1954, last 0.41 3032
 
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====Translations====
 
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* English: no definition
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* English: ''This''

Latest revision as of 09:57, 27 December 2022

Naija

Etymology

From: English This

Pronunciation

  • dís

Play Play

Determiner

  1. Word wey de dey use dey talk about person or someting wey near di people wey dey talk.
    • dis boy.  — (deuber__2103, (This boy.)
    • Look dis car wey dey your front. You see sey e no be like dat car wey dat man want sell give you?  — (Look at this car in front of you, can you see that it's not like that car that man wanted to sell to you.)
  2. Word wey de dey use dey talk about person or someting wey di people wey dey talk don first know.
    • Dis life no balance at all, see as dis truck pusher dey drink garri for inside rain because e no fit buy better food  — (Life is really unfair. The truck pusher drank garri under the rains because he couldn't afford a decent meal.)
    • All dis tings wey dey happen no be sey im no first know o, im be just want see wetin want really really happen.  — (It isn't that he doesn't know all the things happening, he just wants to see how it'll play out.)
  3. Word wey de dey use talk about person or someting wey di people wey dey talk don first talk.
    • because of dis she no fit breastfeed Orjowan.  — (bbc__86870, (Due to the problem, she was unable to breastfeed Orjowon)
    • You tink sey age really matter for person to decide on top dis matter for now?  — (WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__21, For now, do you think age really matters when deciding on issues like this?)

Translations

  • English: this, these

Pronoun

  • Wetin replace di name of ting or people dem dey talk about
  • E no dey like dis.  — (NST_cleaned__9270, He does not like this)
  • For 2012, di oga for Police then Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar give one order like dis and more than 3,500 checkpoints na im dem clear comot.  — (bbc__41983, In 2012, the inspector of Police then, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, gave an order and more than 3,500 checkpoints disappeared.)

Translations

  • English: This
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