Difference between revisions of "oga"

 
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* ɔ̀gá
 
* ɔ̀gá
<sm2>Pcm-ng-oga.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-oga.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-oga.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-oga.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 54
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 228
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 3650
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 104
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
#* Na person boss for work.
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# Person wey be sey na wetin e talk dey happen.
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Oga''' never gree pay us.|(Egbokhare_2020. The boss hasnt paid.)}}  
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Oga''' never gree pay us.|(The boss hasn't paid.)}}  
#:* {{ux|dv|Our '''Oga''' too like fine girls.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Our boss likes fine girls a lot.)}}  
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#:* {{ux|dv| Now wey be sey you just be ordinary person, you no dey gree anybody own; if dem make you '''oga''' nko? |(Now that you are just a normal person, you don't regard people's opinions, what will happen if you become the boss?)}}
#:* {{ux|dv|Better '''Oga''' no too plenty for dis Nigeria.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Great bosses are uncommon in Nigeria.)}}  
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#:* {{ux|dv|Better '''Oga''' no too plenty for dis Naija.|(Great bosses are uncommon in Nigeria.)}}  
#* Na person husband for house.
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# Person husband for house.
#:* {{ux|dv|My '''oga''' vex leave de food sey I no cook before im come back.|(My husband left the food in anger because I didnt get the meal ready on time.)}}
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#:* {{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 didn't 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".)}}  
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#:* {{ux|dv|E dey pain my Oyinbo friend for body anytime I call my husband my '''Oga'''.|(My foreign friend dislikes it when I call my husband "my boss".)}}  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[presido]], [[chairmo]]  
 
* [[presido]], [[chairmo]]  

Latest revision as of 07:20, 7 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: Efik oga

Pronunciation

  • ɔ̀gá

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Noun

  1. Person wey be sey na wetin e talk dey happen.
    • Oga never gree pay us.  — (The boss hasn't paid.)
    • Now wey be sey you just be ordinary person, you no dey gree anybody own; if dem make you oga nko?  — (Now that you are just a normal person, you don't regard people's opinions, what will happen if you become the boss?)
    • Better Oga no too plenty for dis Naija.  — (Great bosses are uncommon in Nigeria.)
  2. 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 didn't get his meal ready on time.)
    • E dey pain my Oyinbo friend for body anytime I call my husband my Oga.  — (My foreign friend dislikes it when I call my husband "my boss".)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: boss, husband