Difference between revisions of "dobale"
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* Make person lie down greet person wey senior am or wey pass am. | * Make person lie down greet person wey senior am or wey pass am. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|I go go '''dobale''' for am make dem allow me comot. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv|I go go '''dobale''' for am make dem allow me comot. |(NSC_2021, I will go to him to prostrate, so that they'll let me go.)}} |
* Wetin man dey carry im friends go do when e want marry. | * Wetin man dey carry im friends go do when e want marry. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|We go do '''dobale''' for im wedding for Lagos. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv|We go do '''dobale''' for im wedding for Lagos. |(NSC_2021, We went to perform the traditional wedding rites in Lagos.)}} |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''Male prostrating flat while greeting an older person''. | * English: ''Male prostrating flat while greeting an older person''. | ||
Revision as of 19:48, 12 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba dobale (prostrate).
Pronunciation
- dɔ̀bálɛ̀
Verb
Intransitive Verb
- Make person lie face down for ground as person dey greet who senior am.
- Dobale for baba. — (Egbokhare_2021, Prostrate and greet father.)
- I no fit dobale for anybody. — (NSC_Tella_2021, I can't prostrate for anyone.)
Noun
- Make person lie down greet person wey senior am or wey pass am.
- I go go dobale for am make dem allow me comot. — (NSC_2021, I will go to him to prostrate, so that they'll let me go.)
- Wetin man dey carry im friends go do when e want marry.
- We go do dobale for im wedding for Lagos. — (NSC_2021, We went to perform the traditional wedding rites in Lagos.)
Translations
- English: Male prostrating flat while greeting an older person.