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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From: Yoruba ''korofo'' | + | From: Yoruba ''korofo'', 'empty, nothingness' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 7 December 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba korofo, 'empty, nothingness'
Pronunciation
- kòròfó
Noun
- Name wey de dey call uniform person wey no get any rank.
- Since when I dey small everybody don know say dat popo wey dey come stay for our junction na korofo. — (NSC_2021, Since when I was a little child, everyone knew that the policeman who frequent the neighborhood was just a corporal.)
- If you no want just be kororfo you gats to go school. — ( NSC_2021, If you do not want to end up as a mere corporal you need to be educated. )
Translations
- English: corporal