Difference between revisions of "okay"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
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* toh 0.81 307, ehen 0.77 871, yes 0.76 760, mstchew 0.73 423, haha 0.70 836, hm 0.69 1176, aha 0.65 300, ah 0.61 1840, oya 0.61 127
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* [[OK]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English okay
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From: English okay
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* ˌoʊˈkeɪ
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* ˌók â
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-okay.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-okay.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-okay.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-okay.m.ogg</sm2>  
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 1197
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1197
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 309
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 309
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
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===Interjection===
 
===Interjection===
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okay: no definition, OK -- Definition in Naija?
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* Na to say someting dey well.
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:* {{ux|dv|De people food no dey sweet but e '''okay''' for my pocket. |(The eatery food may not be delicious but it is economical.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|I don tel my mother in law say e dey '''okay''' if she wan come visit us dis Christmas.|(I have approved of a visit from my mother in law for Christmas.)}}
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# - (frequency:732)
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:* {{ux|dv|It'S '''okay''' for a man to do dis kind thing abi? |(JOS_27_Man-And-Woman_DG__145, It's okay for a man to do this kind of a thing, right ?)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Okay''' |(LAG_17_Food-On-Campus_DG__135, Okay)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Three K is '''okay''' for me. |(KAD_05_Relationship-Discussion_DG__234, Three thousand is okay for me.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|'''okay''' |(deuber__4917, __no translation__)}}
 
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# discourse (frequency:33)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Okay''' ah! |(NST_cleaned__15142, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Hm '''okay'''. |(BEN_19a_Man-Must-Wack_DG__64, Hm okay.)}}
 
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# obl:arg (frequency:18)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Three K is '''okay''' for me. |(KAD_05_Relationship-Discussion_DG__234, Three thousand is okay for me.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|It'S '''okay''' for a man to do dis kind thing abi? |(JOS_27_Man-And-Woman_DG__145, It's okay for a man to do this kind of a thing, right ?)}}
 
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# dep (frequency:10)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Con talk sey '''okay'''. |(BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__83, Then he said, okay.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|I tell am sey '''okay'''. |(ENU_02_Christmas-At-New-Berries_MG__14, I told her okay.)}}
 
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# advmod (frequency:7)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di ting dey '''okay''' well, well. |(LAG_37_Soap-Making_MG__73, The thing is really great.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Toh dat ready made go dey '''okay''' now. |(NST_cleaned__40018, __no translation__)}}
 
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# ccomp (frequency:6)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Many states for Nigeria get di kind land wey dey '''okay''' to take plant rice because e fit grow on almost any kind of land. |(bbc__65663, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|and give instruction as e reason sey e go dey '''okay''' make de make sure sey e dey '''okay''' to do, make dem follow di timetable. |(hildrights__62, __no translation__)}}
 
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# advcl (frequency:5)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|We go come oursef, change our mind, come closer to God so dat tins go dey '''okay''' as we want am. |(IBA_27_Nigerian-Police_DG__96, We will come to ourselves, change our mind, come closer to God, so that things will be okay, as we want it to be.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|or send di pikin go workingplace wey be sey government don approve, except when e be sey di non-workingplaceal one no dey '''okay''' make e go. |(hildrights__491, __no translation__)}}
 
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# conj (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na just to check whether di gen still dey '''okay''', oil dey, whatever. |(ENU_21_Solomon-And-Kingsman_DG__23, It's just to check whether the gen is still okay, there is oil, whatever.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Small coffee here, small coffee dia fit good for your body To dey drink coffee small small dey '''okay''' and three to four cup per day fit even get health benefit. |(bbc__90302, __no translation__)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* toh 0.81 307, ehen 0.77 871, yes 0.76 760, mstchew 0.73 423, haha 0.70 836, hm 0.69 1176, aha 0.65 300, ah 0.61 1840, oya 0.61 127
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* [[alright]]
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====Antonyms====
 
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* toh 0.81 307, ehen 0.77 871, yes 0.76 760, mstchew 0.73 423, haha 0.70 836, hm 0.69 1176, aha 0.65 300, ah 0.61 1840, oya 0.61 127
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: no definition, OK
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* English: ''OK''

Revision as of 16:08, 10 February 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English okay

Pronunciation

  • ˌók â


Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 189
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 84
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 1197
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 309

Interjection

  • Na to say someting dey well.
  • De people food no dey sweet but e okay for my pocket.  — (The eatery food may not be delicious but it is economical.)
  • I don tel my mother in law say e dey okay if she wan come visit us dis Christmas.  — (I have approved of a visit from my mother in law for Christmas.)
  • It'S okay for a man to do dis kind thing abi?  — (JOS_27_Man-And-Woman_DG__145, It's okay for a man to do this kind of a thing, right ?)
  • Three K is okay for me.  — (KAD_05_Relationship-Discussion_DG__234, Three thousand is okay for me.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: OK
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