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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English only
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From: English ''only''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* ˈoʊnli
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* ónlí
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-only.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-only.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-only.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 93
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 145
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 3469
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 110
 
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
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Na as someting or person de dey one place by e self.
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* As someting or person de dey one place by imsef.
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:*{{ux|dv|Na '''only''' me. |(KAD_01_Students-Life_DG__53, I am the only one.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Na '''only''' me. |(KAD_01_Students-Life_DG__53, I am the only one.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Dis mata don dey cause wahala  for African kontris wey get beta economy even though all di policy makers don gree say visa free travel na di '''only''' wey make economy blow for di region. |(bbc__40881, The matter has become controversial for the more developed African countries despite the fact that stakeholders have reached consensus that visa free travel would boost the economies of states in the region.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Dis mata don dey cause wahala  for African kontris wey get beta economy even though all di policy makers don gree say visa free travel na di '''only''' wey make economy blow for di region. |(bbc__40881, The matter has become controversial for the more developed African countries despite the fact that stakeholders have reached consensus that visa free travel would boost the economies of states in the region.)}}
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===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
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only: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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* Na as someting de dey by [[imsef]].
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:*{{ux|dv|E no '''only''' tell dem, but e still show dem example. |(jw__2883, He/She did it by word and action.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Only''' sey I no get [[wad]] for hand. |(JOS_39_Driver-Lady_M__66, It is just that I am broke.)}}
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# - (frequency:1900)
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Only''' am, |(NST_cleaned__16071, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Packet '''only'''. |(WAZA_06_Cigarettes_T__98, Packets only.)}}
 
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# advmod (frequency:38)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|No '''only''' think sey Jesus die for everybody. |(jw__32294, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E no '''only''' tell them, but e still show them example. |(jw__2883, __no translation__)}}
 
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# dep (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Only''' sey I no get wad for hand. |(JOS_39_Driver-Lady_M__66, Only that I don't have cash at hand.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Only''' sey you go tell am sey stomach o. |(KAD_05_Relationship-Discussion_DG__188, Only that you told him that stomach...)}}
 
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# obl:mod (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Aldough, na '''only''' of recent everybody as we all, all of us don grow, na me be last born. |(KAN_01_Aishas-Lifestory_DG__58, Although, it is just of recent that everybody as we all... all of us has grown. I'm the last child.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Like di GenCos, di DisCos too na '''only''' 60% of di companies dey private organisations hand, goment get di remaining 40%. |(bbc__63896, __no translation__)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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====Synonyms====
 
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* same 0.46 1459, first 0.43 5514, correct 0.43 1344, abi 0.43 569, small 0.43 3132, true 0.42 1623, maybe 0.42 415, main 0.40 934, normal 0.40 424
 
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====Antonyms====
 
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* same 0.46 1459, first 0.43 5514, correct 0.43 1344, abi 0.43 569, small 0.43 3132, true 0.42 1623, maybe 0.42 415, main 0.40 934, normal 0.40 424
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: no definition
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* English: ''just, only''

Latest revision as of 06:04, 13 November 2022

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English only

Pronunciation

  • ónlí

Play Play

Adjective

  • As someting or person de dey one place by imsef.
  • Na only me.  — (KAD_01_Students-Life_DG__53, I am the only one.)
  • Dis mata don dey cause wahala for African kontris wey get beta economy even though all di policy makers don gree say visa free travel na di only wey make economy blow for di region.  — (bbc__40881, The matter has become controversial for the more developed African countries despite the fact that stakeholders have reached consensus that visa free travel would boost the economies of states in the region.)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: only

Adverb

  • Na as someting de dey by imsef.
  • E no only tell dem, but e still show dem example.  — (jw__2883, He/She did it by word and action.)
  • Only sey I no get wad for hand.  — (JOS_39_Driver-Lady_M__66, It is just that I am broke.)


Translations

  • English: just, only
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