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| − | * haha 0.65 836, oh 0.62 337, hm 0.61 1176, mstchew 0.61 423, abeg 0.59 467, abi 0.56 569, sha 0.55 392, ah 0.54 1840, toh 0.54 307
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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| − | Borrowed from English o
| + | From: English ''oh'' |
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| | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
| | * ò | | * ò |
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| | * Frequency in raw corpus: 3879 | | * Frequency in raw corpus: 3879 |
| | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 100 | | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 100 |
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| − | The word is used more orally than in written texts.
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| − | ===Particle===
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| − | o: An emphatic particle (present in almost all Nigerian languages) -- Definition in Naija?
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| − | # Egb'''o'''khare (frequency:Inf)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|I no go eat '''o'''.|no translation}}
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| − | # - (frequency:3758)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|no '''o''' |(deuber__3730, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|No '''o''', |(ENU_21_Solomon-And-Kingsman_DG__136, No.)}}
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| − | # flat:f'''o'''reign (frequency:23)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Ro ra '''o'''. |(IBA_05_Cobbler_DG__154, No.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''O''' ya now. |(KAD_14_Stephen-Silas-Betting_DG__183, Alright then.)}}
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| − | # xc'''o'''mp (frequency:5)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|No '''o''' babe. |(IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__365, No, babe.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''o''' two six. |(deuber__4918, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # c'''o'''nj:dict'''o''' (frequency:4)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|What of '''o''', '''o''', oga Jovi? |(JOS_28_Exams_DG__31, What of M...M...Mr Jovi ?)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Dem go say make you '''o'''-... no... go buy am. |(IBA_21_Obodo-Barracks_MG__55, They will say, you should o-... no... go and buy it.)}}
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| − | # dep (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Ah '''o''' se '''o'''! |(WAZA_07_Self-Medication_T__157, Ah, thank you.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''O''' ti get e, I don purpose give am now. |(NST_cleaned__8048, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # nsubj (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''O''' ti get e, I don purpose give am now. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__64, You have gotten it. I have already proposed to her.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|everywhere left and right '''o''' front and back na so so dirty |(deuber__4634, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # parataxis (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Walahi, dat is, dat is just di problem '''o'''. |(KAD_07_Receptionists_DG__112, Walahi, that is...that is just the problem.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Dat day, I tell you as I go dere ba, as we go dat time, I dey tell you sey I see one lady as in very grown up girl '''o'''. |(KAD_23_Christians-In-Kaduna_DG__38, That day I told you, as I went there, as we went that time, I am telling you that I saw one lady, as in a very grown up girl.)}}
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| − | # '''o'''bl:m'''o'''d (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|It is not, sometimes, it is not about di money '''o'''. |(ONI_13_Current-Interests_DG__86, It is not... sometimes, it is not about the money.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Ajebo Better Pikin, '''o''' guru, guru morning to you, helep me to wishful my best friend, her name na Nkiruka, Nkiruka birday na today '''o'''. |(WAZK_04_Call-In-Programme_M__22, Ajebo Better Pikin, good morning, good morning to you.)}}
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| − | # disc'''o'''urse (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Aha ban ga ni '''o''' toh haha. |(NST_cleaned__15573, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Con dey ask you, a'ha, sister, the Lord is good for your side '''o'''. |(JOS_03_Red-Hair-Facebook_DG__115, They'll then ask you a'ah, sister, the Lord hs good to you o.)}}
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| − | # numm'''o'''d:m'''o'''d (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|two '''o''' one nko?two '''o''' one dat one eh. |(deuber__1545, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|how your G.E.G. two '''o''' one uh or G.E.G. two '''o''' two?G.E.G. two '''o''' two or two '''o''' one?two '''o''' one two '''o''' one |(deuber__1543, __no translation__)}}
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| − | ====Synonyms====
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| − | * haha 0.65 836, oh 0.62 337, hm 0.61 1176, mstchew 0.61 423, abeg 0.59 467, abi 0.56 569, sha 0.55 392, ah 0.54 1840, toh 0.54 307
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| − | ====Antonyms====
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| − | * haha 0.65 836, oh 0.62 337, hm 0.61 1176, mstchew 0.61 423, abeg 0.59 467, abi 0.56 569, sha 0.55 392, ah 0.54 1840, toh 0.54 307
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| | + | ===Exclamation=== |
| | + | :* {{ux|dv| I no go eat '''o'''!| Oh! I am not eating.)}} |
| | + | :* {{ux|dv| No '''o'''!|(ENU_21_Solomon-And-Kingsman_DG__136, Oh no.)}} |
| | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
| − | * English: An emphatic particle (present in almost all Nigerian languages) | + | * English: ''oh'' |