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:* {{ux|dv| E go want taste am '''na''' haha. |(LAG_36_Marriage_DG__34, He wil want to taste it now.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| E go want taste am '''na''' haha. |(LAG_36_Marriage_DG__34, He wil want to taste it now.)}} | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''now'' | + | * English: ''now''. |
| − | + | ===Auxiliary Verb=== | |
| − | + | * Make person dey talk about someting wey person no wan use di name. | |
| − | ===Verb=== | + | #{{ux|dv| My name '''na''' Ibrahim Salomi. |(ENU_01_Salomis-Egusi-Soup-Recipe_MG__1, My name is Ibrahim Salomi.)}} |
| − | Make person dey talk about someting wey person no wan use di name. | + | #{{ux|dv| My name '''na''' Joke Babatunde. |(IBA_23_Bitter-Leaf-Soup_MG__2, My name is Joke Babatunde.)}} |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[be]], [[dey]] | * [[be]], [[dey]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''is'' a ''be'' form | + | * English: ''is'' a ''be'' form. |
| − | |||
===Pronoun=== | ===Pronoun=== | ||
| − | Wetin person dey use talk about someting when person no wan use di name. | + | * Wetin person dey use talk about someting when person no wan use di name. |
| − | + | #{{ux|dv| '''Na''' village, '''na''' im dem dey. |(BEN_09_Tailoring-Immunization_MG__46, It's in the village, that's where they are.)}} | |
| − | + | #{{ux|dv| '''Na''' fibroid, '''na''' im de do am. |(ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__84, It was fibroid she had.)}} | |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''it's'' | * English: ''it's'' | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 6 September 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- nà
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 2008
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 6
- Frequency in raw corpus: 41064
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 13
Adverb
Time wey someting happen.
- E go want taste am na haha. — (LAG_36_Marriage_DG__34, He wil want to taste it now.)
Translations
- English: now.
Auxiliary Verb
- Make person dey talk about someting wey person no wan use di name.
- My name na Ibrahim Salomi. — (ENU_01_Salomis-Egusi-Soup-Recipe_MG__1, My name is Ibrahim Salomi.)
- My name na Joke Babatunde. — (IBA_23_Bitter-Leaf-Soup_MG__2, My name is Joke Babatunde.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: is a be form.
Pronoun
- Wetin person dey use talk about someting when person no wan use di name.
- Na village, na im dem dey. — (BEN_09_Tailoring-Immunization_MG__46, It's in the village, that's where they are.)
- Na fibroid, na im de do am. — (ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__84, It was fibroid she had.)
Translations
- English: it's