Difference between revisions of "ovoko"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English ovoko
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From: ''Urhobo'
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* òvòkò
 
* òvòkò
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Interjection===
 
===Interjection===
ovoko: use to show surprise -- Definition in Naija?
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* Word wey person dey talk when someting suprise person or pain am.
 
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Ovoko'''! You mean sey no be di man get di pikin?|(NSC_2021, Really? You mean that the man is not the father of the child?)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Di man still die upon all de money im children send, '''ovoko'''!.|(NSC_2021, The man still died despite all the money sent by his children. What a pity!)}}
* Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
:* {{ux|dv|'''ovoko'''! so herdsmen still dey kill innocent people?.|What?! You mean herdsmen are still killing innocent people?}}
 
:* {{ux|dv|De man still die upon all de money im children send, '''ovoko'''!.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The man still died despite all the money sent by his children, what a pity?!)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv|'''ovoko'''! , so, no be love?.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. So its not all about love?, what a surprise!.)}}
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* [[okomeh]], [[ebabu]]
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* [[okomeh]], [[yekpa]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''use to show surprise''
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* English: ''really?''

Latest revision as of 10:16, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: Urhobo'

Pronunciation

  • òvòkò

Play Play

Interjection

  • Word wey person dey talk when someting suprise person or pain am.
  • Ovoko! You mean sey no be di man get di pikin?  — (NSC_2021, Really? You mean that the man is not the father of the child?)
  • Di man still die upon all de money im children send, ovoko!.  — (NSC_2021, The man still died despite all the money sent by his children. What a pity!)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: really?