Difference between revisions of "jagaban"
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| + | Person wey be oga for group, especially if na politics or na agberos dey di matter | ||
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| + | #: {{ux|dv|'''Jagaban''' no go contest for president o.|Leader does not want to contest for presidency.}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Free am, im no know sey you be di '''jagaban''' for this hood.|Ignore him! He doesn't know you are the leader in this area.}} | #: {{ux|dv|Free am, im no know sey you be di '''jagaban''' for this hood.|Ignore him! He doesn't know you are the leader in this area.}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:09, 31 August 2020
Naija
Etymology
etymology:Derived from the title of a Yorua politician who was honoured with the title of Jagaban by Emir of Borgu.
Pronunciation
- jàgàbâ
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 4
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 14079
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
Usage
Definition
Person wey be oga for group, especially if na politics or na agberos dey di matter
Noun
- Jagaban no go contest for president o. — Leader does not want to contest for presidency.
- Free am, im no know sey you be di jagaban for this hood. — Ignore him! He doesn't know you are the leader in this area.
Derived forms
Synonyms
- leader
Antonyms
Translations
- English: leader