Difference between revisions of "import"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* export 0.81 81, supply 0.79 147, distribute 0.75 47, sell 0.73 1187, produce 0.72 443, attract 0.70 66, pump 0.70 76, generate 0.70 47, smuggle 0.69 47
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English import
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From English: ''import''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* ìmpɔ̂t
 
* ìmpɔ̂t
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-import.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-import.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 2546
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 114
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1912
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
import: to bring in a person of the opposite sex from outside one’s community or from outside a university or college campus -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make dem bring someting enter country from anoder country.
 
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:* {{ux|dv| I wan go '''import''' babes from yonder o.|(I want to import girls from the village.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Ghana '''import''' 30 million condoms.|(bbc__54017, Ghana imports 30 million condoms.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:* {{ux|dv| Afta dem stop to dey '''import''' Hydroquinone, dem change di name. |(bbc__12842, After the importation of Hydroquinone was stopped, the name was changed.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I wan go '''import''' babes from yonder o.|no translation}}
 
# mark-obj (frequency:8)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E neva reach three years wey Nigeria bin dey spend $5 million evriday to '''import''' rice. |(bbc__50809, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Some traders wey dey run di economy and need US dollars to '''import''' dia market say dem no go obey di order. |(bbc__91626, __no translation__)}}
 
# obj (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Hard economy make me follow married men - Moesha Boduong Ghana '''import''' 30 million condoms |(bbc__55311, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Chairmo of di association Bello Abubakar Funtua say borders wey Presido close and di fact say CBN no longer dey give money to pipo wey wan '''import''' food na im make maize sellers dey smile to di bank now. |(bbc__25070, __no translation__)}}
 
# - (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Since 2000, na legit '''import''' companies dey do dis export bizness. |(bbc__89655, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ghana goment reduce '''import''' duty by 50% Ghana National Cathedral palava |(bbc__53996, __no translation__)}}
 
# aux-obj (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na '''import''' dem dey '''import''' codeine, but more dan 20 pharmaceutical company dem dey make di syrup. |(bbc__25894, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|As e be now, out of all di trade wey dey happun for Africa, na only 14% dem dey produce for Africa, di rest na '''import''' dem dey '''import''' am. |(bbc__16897, __no translation__)}}
 
# nsubj-obj (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ghana '''import''' 30 million condoms |(bbc__54017, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Noto trader you be, abi trader no dey pay custom duty?I tell you say na '''import''' I '''import''' am? |(deuber__4330, __no translation__)}}
 
# aux-mark-obj (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Afta dem stop to dey '''import''' Hydroquinone, dem change di name. |(bbc__12842, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E no go get person wey go '''import''' book wey dey wunjure under dis Act. |(hildrights__259, __no translation__)}}
 
# aux-nsubj-obj (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Im dey '''import''' all dis injector, even pump for ship, everyting, in fact anyting wey dey pump, |(ENU_27_Mechanic-Guys_DG__62, He imports all these injectors. Even pumps for ships. Anything that pumps.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Im say international business pipo dey '''import''' tins like toothpick, sugar, vegetable and even pencil. |(bbc__59169, __no translation__)}}
 
# nsubj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|◾For 2016 na 2.3 million tonnes dem '''import''' |(bbc__103138, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|◾For di past five years na nearly 17 million tonnes dem '''import''' |(bbc__103139, __no translation__)}}
 
# conj-mark (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|NAFDAC tok say, ''as e be so, unto di dangerous somtin dis fish dey do, wey no dey allow traders to '''import''' or sell puffer fish''. |(bbc__69325, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|For Kenya, di punishment for person wey '''import''' or manufacture plastic bag na four years for prison or pay fine between $19,000 and $38,000. |(bbc__50359, __no translation__)}}
 
# aux-conj-nsubj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na nearly evritin dem dey '''import''' and physical cash scarce no be small. |(bbc__34218, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dis punishment include how much oil dem fit '''import''' and say make dem no export cloth again. |(bbc__42540, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* export 0.81 81, supply 0.79 147, distribute 0.75 47, sell 0.73 1187, produce 0.72 443, attract 0.70 66, pump 0.70 76, generate 0.70 47, smuggle 0.69 47
 
  
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====Related form====
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* [[ imported]]
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* export 0.81 81, supply 0.79 147, distribute 0.75 47, sell 0.73 1187, produce 0.72 443, attract 0.70 66, pump 0.70 76, generate 0.70 47, smuggle 0.69 47
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* [[export]]
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to bring in a person of the opposite sex from outside one’s community or from outside a university or college campus
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* English: ''import''

Latest revision as of 09:28, 1 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

From English: import

Pronunciation

  • ìmpɔ̂t

Play Play

Verb

  • Make dem bring someting enter country from anoder country.
  • I wan go import babes from yonder o.  — (I want to import girls from the village.)
  • Ghana import 30 million condoms.  — (bbc__54017, Ghana imports 30 million condoms.)
  • Afta dem stop to dey import Hydroquinone, dem change di name.  — (bbc__12842, After the importation of Hydroquinone was stopped, the name was changed.)

Related form

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: import