Difference between revisions of "jand"
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* [[oyibo]] country. | * [[oyibo]] country. | ||
− | :* {{ux|dv| I no sure sey e get person wey dey dis country wey no want go '''jand''' | + | :* {{ux|dv| I no sure sey e get person wey dey dis country wey no want go '''jand''' .(NSC_2021, I'm not sure there is one person in this country who doesn't want to travel abroad.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv| If e dey possible people go want disappear for [[area]] con appear for '''jand''' |(NSC_2021, If it's possible people will want to disappear from these environs and appear abroad.)}} | + | :* {{ux|dv| If e dey possible people go want disappear for [[area]] con appear for '''jand'''.|(NSC_2021, If it's possible people will want to disappear from these environs and appear abroad.)}} |
====Related Forms==== | ====Related Forms==== | ||
[[jandon]] | [[jandon]] |
Revision as of 22:28, 2 October 2022
Naija
Etymology
From Yoruba: já
Pronunciation
- d͡ʒând
Noun
- oyibo country.
- I no sure sey e get person wey dey dis country wey no want go jand .(NSC_2021, I'm not sure there is one person in this country who doesn't want to travel abroad.) — {{{3}}}
- If e dey possible people go want disappear for area con appear for jand. — (NSC_2021, If it's possible people will want to disappear from these environs and appear abroad.)
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Synonyms
Antonym
Translation
English: abroad
Proper Noun
- Obodo oyibo wey de dey call England
- Some people dey argue sey Jand make sense pass Yankee, bro Shola wey never see tire of plane dey raise voice dey jump. — (NSC_2021, Some people are arguing that England is better than America and Shola who hasn't travelled anywhere is getting animated in the conversation.)
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Synonyms
Translation
English: England
Verb
- Make person go obodo oyibo
- If you go embassy eh, e be like everybody want jand. — (NSC_2021, If you go to the embassy, it looks like everyone wants to travel abroad.)
- Some people dey wey no want jand, but you see dat guy? E don comot mind for dis area. — (NSC_2021, Some people don't want to travel abroad, but that man? He has mentally zoned out.)
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Translation
English: emigrate, travel abroad