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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| + | * From: English ''Jew'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | + | * d͡ʒû | |
| − | === | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-jew.f.ogg</sm2> |
| − | # | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-jew.m.ogg</sm2> |
| − | #: {{ux|dv| | + | |
| + | ===Adjective=== | ||
| + | # Person wey no too sabi as tings dey be for area | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|E no understand di parol because e be '''jew'''.|(He doesn't understand the deal because he doesn’t understand how things go.)}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| Person wey be '''jew''' no fit tell us wetin we go do o.|(A stranger should not tell us what to do.)}} | ||
| + | # Person wey no belong / person wey no be [[strong man]] | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| If [[men]] dey run [[levels]], people wey be '''jew''' suppose do mouth [[pim]].|(People who are not initiates should not make comments about what initiates are doing.)}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| Many people don go join cult because person [[chance]] dem, tell dem sey dem be '''jew'''.|(Many people have joined cults because someone had told them that they are not initiates.)}} | ||
====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
* [[jew man]] | * [[jew man]] | ||
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
| − | + | * [[stranger]] | |
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * English: ''foreigner'', ''non-initiate'' | ||
Latest revision as of 16:21, 2 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
- From: English Jew
Pronunciation
- d͡ʒû
Adjective
- Person wey no too sabi as tings dey be for area
- E no understand di parol because e be jew. — (He doesn't understand the deal because he doesn’t understand how things go.)
- Person wey be jew no fit tell us wetin we go do o. — (A stranger should not tell us what to do.)
- Person wey no belong / person wey no be strong man
- If men dey run levels, people wey be jew suppose do mouth pim. — (People who are not initiates should not make comments about what initiates are doing.)
- Many people don go join cult because person chance dem, tell dem sey dem be jew. — (Many people have joined cults because someone had told them that they are not initiates.)
Related forms
Synonym
Translation
- English: foreigner, non-initiate