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Revision as of 15:29, 16 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: no
Pronunciation
- nô
Determiner
- Make someting no dey at all.
- No one. — (WAZP_02_Porico_M__65, No one.)
- No day. — (JOS_04_Mummy-Wahala_DG__79, No day.)
Translations
- English: none
Adverb
- Sey person no gree for someting.
- I say no! I no go chop. — (NSC_2021, I said no! I am not eating.)
- No shout abeg. — (NSC_2021, Do not shout please.)
Translation
- English: negation
Interjection
Sey person dey shout sey e no gree for someting.
- I say no! I no go chop. — (NSC_2021, I said no! I am not eating.)
- No o! I don buy am. — (NSC_2021, No! I already bought it.)
Antonyms
Translations
- English: no
Alternative form
Verb
- Make person sabi someting.
- Di boy no no sey im dog don die. — (NSC_2021, The boy isn't aware of the fact that his dog is dead.)
- Im mama no sey e dey lie. — (NSC_2021, His mother knows that he is lying.)
Translation
- English: know