Difference between revisions of "half"

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* A part wey come before di next whole
 
* A part wey come before di next whole
  
#: {{ux|dv|'''half''' a million |(deuber__495, __no translation__)}}
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#{{ux|dv|'''half''' a million |(deuber__495, Half of a million.)}}
#: {{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.)}}
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#{{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__)}}
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#{{ux|dv|Na two and a '''half''' years she do with di company. |(bbc__72123, She just spent two and a haff years with the company.)}}
  
 
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* Na one of two parts wey equal.
 
* 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 ?)}}
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#{{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.)}}
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#{{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.)}}
  
  
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* Na one of two parts wey equal.
 
* Na one of two parts wey equal.
  
#: {{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|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.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Di first '''half''' just end with Nigeria 1 DR Congo 0. |(bbc__34520, __no translation__)}}
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#{{ux|dv|Di first '''half''' just end with Nigeria 1 DR Congo 0. |(bbc__34520, The first half just ended with Nigeria 1, DR Congo 0.)}}
#: {{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.)}}
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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.)}}
  
  

Revision as of 18:14, 4 March 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English half

Pronunciation

  • hæ̂f

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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
  1. half a million  — (deuber__495, Half of a million.)
  2. 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.)
  3. Na two and a half years she do with di company.  — (bbc__72123, She just spent two and a haff years with the company.)

Translations

  • English: two equal part

Adverb

  • Na one of two parts wey equal.
  1. I dey buy am half, half?  — (IBA_05_Cobbler_DG__114, Am I buying it in halves ?)
  2. 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

  • Na one of two parts wey equal.
  1. 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.)
  2. Di first half just end with Nigeria 1 DR Congo 0.  — (bbc__34520, The first half just ended with Nigeria 1, DR Congo 0.)
  3. 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

Translations

  • English: two equal part