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| + | From Yoruba: ''já'' | ||
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| + | ===Noun=== | ||
| + | * [[Oyibo]] country. | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| I no sure sey e get person wey dey dis country wey no want go '''jand''' .|(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'''.|(If it's possible people will want to disappear from these environs and appear abroad.)}} | ||
| + | ====Related Forms==== | ||
| + | [[jandon]] | ||
| + | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| + | [[ yankee ]], [[away]] | ||
====Antonym==== | ====Antonym==== | ||
| + | [[area]] | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | English: ''abroad'' | ||
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| + | ===Proper Noun=== | ||
| + | * Obodo oyibo wey de dey call England | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| Some people dey argue sey '''Jand''' make sense pass [[Yankee]], bro Shola wey never see tire of plane dey raise voice dey jump. |(Some people are arguing that England is better than America and Shola who hasn't travelled anywhere is getting animated in the conversation.)}} | ||
| + | ====Related Forms==== | ||
| + | [[jandon]] | ||
| + | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| + | [[yankee]] | ||
| + | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | English: ''England'' | ||
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| + | ===Verb=== | ||
| + | * Make person go [[obodo oyibo]] | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| If you go embassy eh, e be like everybody want '''jand'''. |(If you go to the embassy, it looks like everyone wants to travel abroad.)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| Some people dey wey no want '''jand''', but you see dat guy? E don comot mind for dis [[area]]. |(Some people don't want to travel abroad, but that man? He has mentally zoned out.)}} | ||
| + | ====Related Forms==== | ||
| + | [[jandon]] | ||
| + | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | English: ''emigrate'', ''travel abroad'' | ||
Latest revision as of 16:07, 2 June 2023
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 . — (I'm not sure there is one person in this country who doesn't want to travel abroad.)
- If e dey possible people go want disappear for area con appear for jand. — (If it's possible people will want to disappear from these environs and appear abroad.)
Related Forms
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. — (Some people are arguing that England is better than America and Shola who hasn't travelled anywhere is getting animated in the conversation.)
Related Forms
Synonyms
Translation
English: England
Verb
- Make person go obodo oyibo
- If you go embassy eh, e be like everybody want jand. — (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. — (Some people don't want to travel abroad, but that man? He has mentally zoned out.)
Related Forms
Translation
English: emigrate, travel abroad