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| − | + | # Na word wey dem dey take join wetin dem dey talk about or who dey talk. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|I dey always think '''of'' de day I go marry. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I think of wedding day a lot.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I dey always think '''of'' de day I go marry. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I think of wedding day a lot.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|Make nobody talk '''of'' me like say I no get ears. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I think of wedding day a lot.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Make nobody talk '''of'' me like say I no get ears. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I think of wedding day a lot.)}} |
| − | + | # Na word wey dey talk about quality of someting. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Na so traffic full Lagos on Monday sake '''of''' say di way roads full wit water. |(bbc__72019. There was heavy traffic on Monday due to flooding.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Na so traffic full Lagos on Monday sake '''of''' say di way roads full wit water. |(bbc__72019. There was heavy traffic on Monday due to flooding.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| But what '''of''' if person no get money to take pay now, I fit still buy? |( NSC_Legbeti_2021. What if one lacks cash, can I still buy?)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv| But what '''of''' if person no get money to take pay now, I fit still buy? |( NSC_Legbeti_2021. What if one lacks cash, can I still buy?)}} |
| − | + | # Na who be say na im get someting | |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Mr. Jones na im be de owner '''of'' de club. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Mr. Jones is the owner of the club.)}} | |
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Revision as of 15:41, 23 March 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English: of
Pronunciation
- ôv
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 733
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 30
- Frequency in raw corpus: 45728
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 10
Preposition
- Na word wey dem dey take join wetin dem dey talk about or who dey talk.
- I dey always think 'of de day I go marry. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I think of wedding day a lot.)
- Make nobody talk 'of me like say I no get ears. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I think of wedding day a lot.)
- Na word wey dey talk about quality of someting.
- Na so traffic full Lagos on Monday sake of say di way roads full wit water. — (bbc__72019. There was heavy traffic on Monday due to flooding.)
- But what of if person no get money to take pay now, I fit still buy? — ( NSC_Legbeti_2021. What if one lacks cash, can I still buy?)
- Na who be say na im get someting
- Mr. Jones na im be de owner 'of de club. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Mr. Jones is the owner of the club.)
Related form
Synonyms
Translations
- English: indicative preposition