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| − | # | + | # Na person boss for work. |
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Oga''' never gree pay us.|(Egbokhare_2020. The boss hasnt paid.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Oga''' never gree pay us.|(Egbokhare_2020. The boss hasnt paid.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|Our '''Oga''' too like fine girls.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Our boss likes fine girls a lot.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|Our '''Oga''' too like fine girls.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Our boss likes fine girls a lot.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|Better '''Oga''' no too plenty for dis Nigeria.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Great bosses are uncommon in Nigeria.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|Better '''Oga''' no too plenty for dis Nigeria.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Great bosses are uncommon in Nigeria.)}} | ||
| − | # | + | # Na person husband for house. |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|My '''oga''' vex leave | + | #:* {{ux|dv|My '''oga''' vex leave im food sey I no cook am before im come back.|(My husband left the food in anger because I didnt get his meal ready on time.)}} |
#:* {{ux|dv|E dey pain my Oyinbo friend for body anytime I call my husband my '''Oga'''.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. My foreign friend dislike it when I call my husband "my boss".)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|E dey pain my Oyinbo friend for body anytime I call my husband my '''Oga'''.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. My foreign friend dislike it when I call my husband "my boss".)}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:21, 9 February 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Efik oga
Pronunciation
- ɔ̀gá
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 54
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 228
- Frequency in raw corpus: 3650
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 104
Noun
- Na person boss for work.
- Oga never gree pay us. — (Egbokhare_2020. The boss hasnt paid.)
- Our Oga too like fine girls. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Our boss likes fine girls a lot.)
- Better Oga no too plenty for dis Nigeria. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Great bosses are uncommon in Nigeria.)
- Na person husband for house.
- My oga vex leave im food sey I no cook am before im come back. — (My husband left the food in anger because I didnt get his meal ready on time.)
- E dey pain my Oyinbo friend for body anytime I call my husband my Oga. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. My foreign friend dislike it when I call my husband "my boss".)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: boss, husband