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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
#Person wey get white skin. | #Person wey get white skin. | ||
| − | #:*{{ux|dv| Im mama believe sey when e behave like | + | #:*{{ux|dv| Im mama believe sey when e behave like '''oyibo''' de go dey see am like eh a more superior person. |(D_ENU_05, His mother believed that when he behaves like a Caucasian they'll consider him as a superior person.)}} |
| − | #:*{{ux|dv| People just dey talk sey dat | + | #:*{{ux|dv| People just dey talk sey dat '''oyibo''' man resemble Jesus wey dey draw for picture. | (NSC_Emeka_2020, People have been saying that the white man looks like the image of Jesus in the pictures. }} |
#Person wey yellow. | #Person wey yellow. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Fine girl, oyibo girl, come make I sell fine wig for you. |(NSC_Emeka_2020, Pretty lady, fair lady, come, let me sell you a nice wig. )}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Fine girl, '''oyibo''' girl, come make I sell fine wig for you. |(NSC_Emeka_2020, Pretty lady, fair lady, come, let me sell you a nice wig. )}} |
#language wey de dey call English | #language wey de dey call English | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv| No mind dat woman o, instead make she pay me she dey speak plenty plenty oyibo. |(NSC_Emeka_2020, Don't pay any attention to that lady, instead of her to pay me, she is speaking a lot of English. ) }} | + | #: {{ux|dv| No mind dat woman o, instead make she pay me she dey speak plenty plenty '''oyibo'''. |(NSC_Emeka_2020, Don't pay any attention to that lady, instead of her to pay me, she is speaking a lot of English. ) }} |
| − | #Person wey be sey e be | + | #Person wey be sey e be albino |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Na oyibo she born o. |(NSC_Emeka_2020, She gave birth to an albino.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Na '''oyibo''' she born o. |(NSC_Emeka_2020, She gave birth to an albino.)}} |
====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 26 October 2020
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
Definition
- Person wey be sey e fair for skin
Noun
- Person wey get white skin.
- Im mama believe sey when e behave like oyibo de go dey see am like eh a more superior person. — (D_ENU_05, His mother believed that when he behaves like a Caucasian they'll consider him as a superior person.)
- People just dey talk sey dat oyibo man resemble Jesus wey dey draw for picture. — (NSC_Emeka_2020, People have been saying that the white man looks like the image of Jesus in the pictures.
- Person wey yellow.
- Fine girl, oyibo girl, come make I sell fine wig for you. — (NSC_Emeka_2020, Pretty lady, fair lady, come, let me sell you a nice wig. )
- language wey de dey call English
- No mind dat woman o, instead make she pay me she dey speak plenty plenty oyibo. — (NSC_Emeka_2020, Don't pay any attention to that lady, instead of her to pay me, she is speaking a lot of English. )
- Person wey be sey e be albino
- Na oyibo she born o. — (NSC_Emeka_2020, She gave birth to an albino.)
Related forms
Synonym
Antonym
Translation
English: Caucasian