five

Naija

Alternative forms

• six 0.91 1039, four 0.90 1750, seven 0.88 750, three 0.88 2799, eight 0.88 673, ten 0.87 557, two 0.82 5555, nine 0.80 491, twenty 0.76 294

Etymology

Borrowed from English five

Pronunciation

• faɪv

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 134
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 112
• Frequency in raw corpus: 1438
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 266

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Numeral

five: no definition, five.CARD -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:1320)

   One five.  — (ENU_33_A-Beg_MG__21, One thousand five.)

   Step five  — (bbc__92261, __no translation__)

2. nmod (frequency:36)

   see our top five!  — (bbc__23123, __no translation__)

   We go torchlight five of those tins.  — (bbc__98292, __no translation__)

3. conj (frequency:32)

   Five, three, two.  — (BEN_27_Boy-And-Girl_DG__139, Five three two.)

   Five, three, two,  — (BEN_27_Boy-And-Girl_DG__140, Five three two.)

4. cc (frequency:24)

   months to five years  — (bbc__102550, __no translation__)

   So ehen we dey like six, abi five.  — (ABJ_NOU_03_Open-University_DG__76, so, ehen, we are like six or five.)

5. dep (frequency:17)

   Infact sef by 6 January, one in five pipo don make u-turn ontop di things dem say dem no go do again.  — (bbc__98501, __no translation__)

   Meanwhile, Nigerians wait for about five months before President Muhammadu Buhari choose im ministers.  — (bbc__66452, __no translation__)

6. case (frequency:16)

   But sha, get like five.  — (LAG_08_Austin-And-Donald_DG__101, But, at least, have like five girlfriends.)

   You go see girls with five… , but me, you know wetin,  — (JOS_06_Ear-Piercing_DG__121, You will see girls with five..., but I, you know what ?)

7. advmod (frequency:16)

   I farm almost five years.  — (ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__13, I farmed for almost five years.)

   I come dey fear because na just five years I dey.  — (jw__28144, __no translation__)

8. amod (frequency:4)

   Dis one mean say na only papa and pikin don rule Togo for more than five decades.  — (bbc__94897, __no translation__)

   De group tori how last April be wowo, goment and security forces kill for more than five pipo.  — (bbc__27502, __no translation__)

9. det (frequency:3)

   So if dat five, five naira no dey show, wetin happen to our five, five naira?  — (NST_cleaned__33063, __no translation__)

   Sey but dem no yarn sey di five, five naira go comot for di hand of me, and you.  — (NST_cleaned__32996, __no translation__)

10. amod-det (frequency:3)

    Five get sense, but the other five no get sense  — (jw__24713, __no translation__)

    Of di sixteen pipo wey dey face court case for trafficking and prostitution, eleven of dem na women and di remaining five na men.  — (bbc__76306, __no translation__)

11. obl:mod (frequency:2)

    So if dat five, five naira no dey show, wetin happen to our five, five naira?  — (NST_cleaned__33063, __no translation__)

    Five of di leaders dem also gree say dem attend Saraki daughter wedding wey happen never too tey.  — (bbc__72729, __no translation__)

12. case-cc (frequency:2)

    Den eat dis food Di foods wey dey kill one in five pipo everi year  — (bbc__101876, __no translation__)

    One research wey Aix-Marseille University do with pickin dem wey dey three to five years for 2005 show say to use hand write dey help dem to dey remember alphabets.  — (bbc__78846, __no translation__)

13. det-nmod (frequency:2)

    Di five of dem dey trial because dem take part for Catalonia push for independence in 2017.  — (bbc__34591, __no translation__)

    Di five of dem na: MPs Josep Rull, Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull and Senator Raül Romeva.  — (bbc__34592, __no translation__)

14. case-dep (frequency:2)

    Two other singers join Jackson for top five: Elvis Presley wey be number four with $35million and Bob Marley wey carry number five with $23million.  — (bbc__96486, __no translation__)

    Tori dey land say di Peoples Democratic Party don already ask dia supporters to tanda onto INEC head for di kontri as for five out of di six states wey dem results dey inconclusive, na PDP dey lead.  — (bbc__95417, __no translation__)

Derived forms

• fifty five

1. fifty five something.  — (NST_cleaned__34642, __no translation__)

   I need i-... fifty five something.  — (LAG_11_Adeniyi-Lifestory_MG__160, I need i-... fifty five or so.)* five fifty

1. Five fifty.  — (IBA_24_Mummy-Debbie_DG__3, five fifty.)

   Mstchew, na, na five fifty I buy am last.  — (IBA_25_Buying-Indomie_DG__110, Mstchew ! it was five fifty I bought it last.)* five five

1. Dis minimum wage na matter of law wey na evri five five years we suppose dey review am...  — (bbc__2035, __no translation__)

   as de dey sell to us, from di money wey we dey pay dem, de suppose dey remit five five naira.  — (NST_cleaned__33058, __no translation__)* five four

1. Because dey've been out on the streets for over ten years, five years, four years, de don take some behaviour wey no be deir original behaviour, wey de don learn.  — (LAG_25_Rehabilitating-People_M__40, Because they've been out on the streets for over ten years, five years, four years, they have taken up some behaviours which were not their original behaviour, which they have learnt.)

   Alright di number wey una go fit take contribute put for dis matter, my people, my people (if you know sey you follow ( people, be honest), you follow people wen talk anyhow sey presido, e don kpai, one tin, one tin, na im do one tin, sey you follow, just honourably, (and I wan speak one English now, ), honourably, and meticulously, reticulously, talk as you talk, or talk wetin you do (haha I say e correct o, meh e not teach oder people e not correct o, and make you no go misuse am, because una, wetin we go just dey see na Finland, Finland, ef, ef, ef haha, ) ) zero, eight, one, zero, seven, eight, one, two, five, four, four.  — (IBA_37_Buhari-Returns_DG__199, Alright, the number you will dial to contribute to this matter my people, my people, if you know that you were among, people, be honest o. You were among the people who who said all sorts of things that the President he has died it is one thing, one thing , that did one thing, are following, just honourably... And I want to speak one English now. Honourable and meticulously talk as you talked or expose what you did. I said it is correct o. You should not give other people the impression that it is not correct o. And you should not misuse it, because you, what you will see will be Finland. Finland F F F haha. Zero eight one, zero seven eight one, two five four four.)* five k

1. five k, or some amount of money wey go take start business.  — (NST_cleaned__33192, __no translation__)

   If I come now on a normal day sey guy, see ba, I no get money, I need five k.  — (NST_cleaned__16036, __no translation__)* five six

1. wey don work for wheder na three five six years.  — (deuber__3176, __no translation__)

   Den, de will tell am, de will tell di boy goat (wheder it's one, or two, or five, or six o)  — (JOS_38_Bokos-Traditional-Wedding_M__33, Then, they will tell him... they will tell the boy, goat - whether it's one or two, or five or six.)* five two

1. Two times five two.  — (NST_cleaned__74, __no translation__)

   Shey na inside your material dem write am sey one, five, two?  — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__442, Is it in the material they wrote it that it that it's one five two.)* forty five

1. Im own na forty five days.  — (ENU_21_Solomon-And-Kingsman_DG__88, His own is forty five days.)

   Forty, forty five too much.  — (NST_cleaned__29861, __no translation__)* four five

1. Germany e dey take up to like four five months before dem read budget  — (deuber__6347, __no translation__)

   di early morning of dat festival, before we go even wake up sef, dat kind four, five, so peo-  —  some people go con carry di leaf enter di whole of Benin from house, to house. * nine five

1. E say even dat nine five wey e give me mah sef, im just give me ne for just like dat.  — (KAD_07_Receptionists_DG__215, He said that even that nine thousand, five hundred naira which he said to me, he just said it to me just like that.)

   I thank God say di business dey grow well, since wey I dey school I prefer business to normal nine - five job and I pray say my business go continue to grow.  — (bbc__4082, __no translation__)* one five

1. Some dormitory, one five.  — (ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__50, Some dormitories go for one five.)

   Like dis, dis pack na ten pieces, but na one five.  — (NST_cleaned__23615, __no translation__)* seven five

1. I fit give am seven five.  — (ENU_35_To-Become-A-Man_M__108, I can give him seven thousand five hundred.)

   Me, I hold five, seven five for pocket, take do big boy, enter street.  — (NST_cleaned__22778, __no translation__)* six five

1. Call me for zero nine four, six zero zero, nine nine five, or zero eight zero nine, zero three two, zero two nine eight.  — (WAZA_12_Lady-G_M__25, Call me on zero nine four, six zero zero, nine nine five. Or zero eight zero nine, zero three two, zero two nine eight.)

   As im see sey yes most of di customer just dey go, naim e con call come back say ehn di last wey e fit s~, sell am for me na six five.  — (KAD_07_Receptionists_DG__223, As he saw that yes, most of the customers have started leaving, he then called me back that ehn, the last which e can sel...sell it for me is six thousand, five hundred naira.)* three five

1. e no go pass four thousand, three five.  — (NST_cleaned__33700, __no translation__)

   I say I, I just need like three five, three K.  — (KAD_05_Relationship-Discussion_DG__232, I said, I... I just need like three thousand, five hundred...three thousand.)* two five

1. E dey reach like two K, or two five like dat,  — (NST_cleaned__15652, __no translation__)

   Heineken, you go get Heinekein two thousand, two five,  — (NST_cleaned__28838, __no translation__)

Synonymes

• six 0.91 1039, four 0.90 1750, seven 0.88 750, three 0.88 2799, eight 0.88 673, ten 0.87 557, two 0.82 5555, nine 0.80 491, twenty 0.76 294

Antonymes

• six 0.91 1039, four 0.90 1750, seven 0.88 750, three 0.88 2799, eight 0.88 673, ten 0.87 557, two 0.82 5555, nine 0.80 491, twenty 0.76 294

Translations

• English: no definition, five.CARD