film

Naija

Alternative forms

• feem 0.79 253, movie 0.78 183, music 0.77 780, movies 0.72 62, comedy 0.70 104, drama 0.69 182, blue 0.68 128, series 0.68 125, nollywood 0.67 108

Etymology

Borrowed from English film

Pronunciation

• fîm

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 4
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1313
• Frequency in raw corpus: 467
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 682

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Noun

film: movie -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   I wan watch film.  — no translation

2. - (frequency:117)

   Na film.  — (NST_cleaned__24992, __no translation__)

   No be film.  — (NST_cleaned__24991, __no translation__)

3. det (frequency:63)

   Di film interesting ehn,  — (IBA_22_School-Children_DG__159, The film is very interesting.)

   Di film just vex me, I vex yesterday.  — (KAD_04_Indian-Movies_DG__29, The film just made me vex; I was vexed yesterday.)

4. case-det (frequency:28)

   Lupita wey come from Kenya act inside di film as Nakia  — (bbc__64378, __no translation__)

   It ended yesterday, but, de just fuck up for dat film jor.  — (KAD_04_Indian-Movies_DG__22, It ended yesterday. But they just fucked up in that film indeed.)

5. case (frequency:17)

   Wetin happen just be like film for their eye!  — (jw__6183, __no translation__)

   Im be also one of di first pipo to use storyboard for inside film.  — (bbc__91249, __no translation__)

6. nmod (frequency:13)

   For, for example, AY film, eh Thirty days in Atlanta.  — (NST_cleaned__14939, __no translation__)

   Weinstein na popular US film producer wey over 24 women don accuse of sexual assault.  — (bbc__98459, __no translation__)

7. amod (frequency:11)

   Cameroonian producer Nkanya Nkwai don drop new film  — (bbc__24676, __no translation__)

   Mr Cohen don talk say Mr Trump don deny say anything happen between am and di blue film actress.  — (bbc__68194, __no translation__)

8. acl:relcl (frequency:8)

   You no fit remember film wey you just watch.  — (IBA_22_School-Children_DG__138, You can't remember the film you just saw.)

   De no get film wey wey I no like watch ehn.  — (NST_cleaned__34205, __no translation__)

9. dep-det (frequency:6)

   Na, na, na, eh dat film ehn, e, e related to, to crime.  — (NST_cleaned__6620, __no translation__)

   Kai, dat film eh kai, kai, kai, kai, if you watch am, you go vex.  — (KAD_04_Indian-Movies_DG__9, Ah ! that film eh, ah, ah, ah, ah, if you watch it, you will be vexed.)

10. nmod:poss (frequency:5)

    Ehen uh toh, I go just dey watch my film.  — (JOS_02_Hair-And-Movies_DG__59, Ehen, uh toh, I will just be watching my film.)

    E no stop there, Alenne Menget Ats komot best actor for Africa plus de film sweep oda awards;  — (bbc__45008, __no translation__)

11. cc (frequency:4)

    For example, dem dey read book wey talk about people wey dey sleep together, and dey look naked people for book or film.  — (jw__28551, __no translation__)

    Dem talk sey person wey no fit control imself make e no look naked people for book or film, just be like person wey no dey use eye see drink, and person wey no fit stop to smoke cigar or igbo.  — (jw__29799, __no translation__)

12. amod-det (frequency:3)

    E don enter inside history sey na di hottest Nigerian film, and na Pidgin.  — (NST_cleaned__14946, __no translation__)

    De Cameroonian film, A time to Divorce' weh na Nkanya Nkwai produce'am sweet jury sotei deh vote'am best film.  — (bbc__27292, __no translation__)

13. det-flat (frequency:2)

    Fox Sally Hawkins dey nominated for best actress for Di Shape of Water Dem don announce di nominations for di 90th Academy Awards, and di film Shape of Water, get di highest number.  — (bbc__52915, __no translation__)

    Sweet sweet codeine: Vex and shock as BBC show film' about codeine syrup for Nigeria Shock, anger and open mouth na some of di emotion wey full ground for inside di room as pipo watch di 'Sweet Sweet Codeine' film finish.  — (bbc__9311, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• feem 0.79 253, movie 0.78 183, music 0.77 780, movies 0.72 62, comedy 0.70 104, drama 0.69 182, blue 0.68 128, series 0.68 125, nollywood 0.67 108

Antonyms

• feem 0.79 253, movie 0.78 183, music 0.77 780, movies 0.72 62, comedy 0.70 104, drama 0.69 182, blue 0.68 128, series 0.68 125, nollywood 0.67 108

Translations

• English: movie