Difference between revisions of "nama"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: Sotho or Botswana ''nama'' a group known for cattle grazing
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* From: Hausa ''nama'' meaning ''animal or meat'',
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* Name wey science [[sabipeople]] dey call am: ''Bos taurus''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* nàmá
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* námà
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-nama.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-nama.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-nama.m.ogg</sm2>
  
===Usage===
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===Noun===
===Definition===
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# Animal wey big, wey get four leg, wey  get big horn.
===POS===
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#:* {{ux|dv|Nama dey sabi waka togeder.|(Cows move in herds.)}}
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# Make person talk person secret.
#: {{ux|dv|insert example |( insert translation )}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| No be byforce sey una go chop nama if una want do occasion. If nama no dey, make una chop fish.| (It is  not compulsory that you’ll eat beef if you want to do an event. If there is no beef, you can use fish instead.)}}
 
====Related forms====
 
====Related forms====
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[[nama nama]]
 
====Synonym====
 
====Synonym====
====Antonym====
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[[malu]]
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====Translation====
 
====Translation====
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*English: ''Cow - Bos taurus''

Latest revision as of 19:13, 6 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

  • From: Hausa nama meaning animal or meat,
  • Name wey science sabipeople dey call am: Bos taurus

Pronunciation

  • námà

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Noun

  1. Animal wey big, wey get four leg, wey get big horn.
    • Nama dey sabi waka togeder.  — (Cows move in herds.)
  2. Make person talk person secret.
    • No be byforce sey una go chop nama if una want do occasion. If nama no dey, make una chop fish.  —  (It is not compulsory that you’ll eat beef if you want to do an event. If there is no beef, you can use fish instead.)

Related forms

nama nama

Synonym

malu

Translation

  • English: Cow - Bos taurus