Difference between revisions of "half"

 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From English ''half''
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From: English ''half''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* hæf
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* hȃf
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-half.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-half.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-half.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-half.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 3
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1483
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 404
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 770
 
 
 
 
 
===Adjective===
 
* A part wey come before di next whole
 
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''half''' a million |(deuber__495, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Complete almost '''half''' a year, I no see any work do. |(ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__126, For almost half a year, I didn't find any job.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na two and a '''half''' years she do with di company. |(bbc__72123, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''two equal part''
 
 
 
===Adverb===
 
* Na one of two parts wey equal.
 
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|I dey buy am '''half''', '''half'''? |(IBA_05_Cobbler_DG__114, Am I buying it in halves ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|From '''half''' baked graduate, we no fit get correct manpower. |(WAZK_12_Moses-Life-Story_M__38, From half baked graduate we can't get adequate manpower.)}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''two equal part''
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
* Na one of two parts wey equal.
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* Wetin go comot if de divide someting [[equal equal]].
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Di ones wey no fit pay di full money, de go pay half.|(P_IBA_20_Bose-Alade, Those who can't pay the full price will half.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Mourinho con dey put am, dey feature am for first '''half'''. |(ENU_19_Football-Fans-Discussion_DG__185, Mourinho was then putting him... was featuring him in the firsthalf.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Flyover wen e do for do, eh new road, dem complete am? Dem do '''half'''. Leave '''half''' |(D_LAG_38_Elections, The overhead bridge he should have done, the new road, did they complete it? They did it halfway.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Di first '''half''' just end with Nigeria 1 DR Congo 0. |(bbc__34520, __no translation__)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|I get kerosine wey I go give you '''half'''. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__91, I have kerosine that I can give you half of.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I get kerosine wey I go give you '''half'''. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__91, I have kerosine that I can give you half of.)}}
 
 
 
  
====Synonyms====
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====Related forms====
* [[part]]
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[[half half]]
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====Synonym====
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[[equal]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''two equal part''
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* English: ''half'', ''equal''

Latest revision as of 05:54, 24 September 2022

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English half

Pronunciation

  • hȃf

Play Play

Noun

  • Di ones wey no fit pay di full money, de go pay half.  — (P_IBA_20_Bose-Alade, Those who can't pay the full price will half.)
  • Flyover wen e do for do, eh new road, dem complete am? Dem do half. Leave half  — (D_LAG_38_Elections, The overhead bridge he should have done, the new road, did they complete it? They did it halfway.)
  • I get kerosine wey I go give you half.  — (ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__91, I have kerosine that I can give you half of.)

Related forms

half half

Synonym

equal

Translations

  • English: half, equal