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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English unknown
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From: English ''scatter''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* katakátá
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* kàtàkátá
<sm2>Pcm-ng-quata.f.ogg</sm2>  
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 24353
 
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
katakata: , pandemonium -- Make person cause [[ kasala ]]
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* Big trouble wey fit make people run [[upandown]].
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Na im cause '''katakata''' for the party.|(He was the one that caused pandemonium at the party.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Katakata''' don burst for di protest as [[popo]] shoot people teargas.|(There was pandemonium at the protest when the police shot teargas canisters at the crowd.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I don dey quanta wit am since. Oboobs, I no wan any quanta o.|I have been quarreling with him since. Guy, I don't want any quarrel o}}
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[ kasala ]]
 
* [[ kasala ]]
 
====Antonyms====
 
* mellow, calm
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: pandemonium, trouble
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* English: ''pandemonium, trouble''

Latest revision as of 12:07, 5 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English scatter

Pronunciation

  • kàtàkátá

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Noun

  • Big trouble wey fit make people run upandown.
  • Na im cause katakata for the party.  — (He was the one that caused pandemonium at the party.)
  • Katakata don burst for di protest as popo shoot people teargas.  — (There was pandemonium at the protest when the police shot teargas canisters at the crowd.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: pandemonium, trouble