Difference between revisions of "people"

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The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
  
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===Usage===
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===Definition===
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Dem dey use am dey talk when e be sey person pass one
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
people: no definition, people.PL -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
  
# - (frequency:4793)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''People''' |(bbc__80768, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''People'''... |(ABJ_GWA_03_Cost-Of-Living-In-Abuja_MG__55, People...)}}
 
# amod (frequency:1857)
 
#: {{ux|dv|bad '''people'''... |(NST_cleaned__36914, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|meh poor '''people'''... |(NST_cleaned__33256, __no translation__)}}
 
# det (frequency:1163)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Some '''people'''. |(WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__58, Some people...)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Some '''people''' like… |(KAD_18_My-Gunners-The-Musician_DG__44, Some people like...)}}
 
# nmod (frequency:474)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''People''' like Cristiano. |(KAD_03_Why-Men-Watch-Football_MG__46, People like Cristiano.)}}
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|And dis na giriki '''people'''. |(deuber__2685, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|And dis na giriki '''people'''. |(deuber__2685, __no translation__)}}
# case (frequency:473)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Happen to '''people'''. |(BEN_19a_Man-Must-Wack_DG__7, It happened to people.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E talk sey '''people''' |(jw__11020, __no translation__)}}
 
# dep (frequency:119)
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|Nsukka '''people'''! |(ONI_16_Thief_DG__70, Nsukka people !)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Nsukka '''people'''! |(ONI_16_Thief_DG__70, Nsukka people !)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''People''' we suppose… , |(NST_cleaned__15811, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-cc (frequency:88)
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dem no go love God and other '''people'''. |(jw__4619, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dem no go love God and other '''people'''. |(jw__4619, __no translation__)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Where better friends and good '''people''', |(jw__45377, __no translation__)}}
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# cc (frequency:38)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dem no love God and '''people'''. |(jw__44256, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na love for Jehovah and '''people''' |(jw__25751, __no translation__)}}
 
# advmod (frequency:31)
 
#: {{ux|dv|No '''people''' no dey come wey… |(NST_cleaned__26674, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|To help all '''people''' learn the truth |(jw__37665, __no translation__)}}
 
# conj (frequency:17)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ah as in I con dey look '''people''', mentor, |(ENU_15_Music_M__31, Ah, as in, I started looking at people, mentors.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E fit be about war, thief '''people''' or '''people''' wey dey bomb theirself and other '''people'''. |(jw__38727, __no translation__)}}
 
# cc-det (frequency:7)
 
#: {{ux|dv|BBC Pidgin talk plus some '''people''' for Accra on dema expectations. |(bbc__18525, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|For 1382, John Wycliffe and some '''people''' translate Bible go English. |(jw__10727, __no translation__)}}
 
# acl (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''people''' for dey watch am dey learn from am you know |(deuber__96, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ehn cause na '''people''' like you go help make Nigeria better. |(NST_cleaned__17802, __no translation__)}}
 
# cc-dep (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|We de happy say we de use the name of our God and '''people''' de call us Jehovah Witness. |(jw__45154, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Also, no sale of gun and bullet and '''people''' wey get gun suppose carry dia two legs, go report to authorities. |(bbc__38867, __no translation__)}}
 
# appos (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|When '''people''', oder dey do am, we go just dey do uhm uhm uhm uhm, |(ABJ_INF_09b_Old-Time-School_M__28, When people... others were reciting it, we would just be mumbling uhm uhm uhm uhm.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|The truth be sey, we fit really show sey we love God when we love '''people''', especially our brothers.— 1 John 4:12, 20 . |(jw__45756, __no translation__)}}
 
# nsubj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''People''' de enter politics more-more when they see as '''people''' de suffer. |(jw__29218, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E talk say: “As we de preach with angels, e de make me happy because them know the things wey '''people''' de face.”  Make we no forget say '''people''' fit change. |(jw__15139, __no translation__)}}
 
  
 
====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* everybody 0.67 1105, person 0.67 7008, christians 0.62 212, others 0.59 331, animals 0.58 260, ones 0.57 491, things 0.57 5030, pipo 0.57 13447, guys 0.56 109
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* everybody 0.67 1105
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* everybody 0.67 1105, person 0.67 7008, christians 0.62 212, others 0.59 331, animals 0.58 260, ones 0.57 491, things 0.57 5030, pipo 0.57 13447, guys 0.56 109
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition, people.PL
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* English: people.PL

Revision as of 20:55, 1 September 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

  • pipo

Etymology

Borrowed from English people

Pronunciation

  • [ˈpipul]

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 486
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 41
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 17682
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 29

The word is used more in written texts than orally.


Usage

Definition

Dem dey use am dey talk when e be sey person pass one

Noun

  1. And dis na giriki people.  — (deuber__2685, __no translation__)
    Nsukka people!  — (ONI_16_Thief_DG__70, Nsukka people !)
    Dem no go love God and other people.  — (jw__4619, __no translation__)


Derived forms

  1. AFP Ordinary people plus emergency workers na im join hand to dey search for survivors  — (bbc__10230, __no translation__)
    AFP Young people dey among di thousands of people wey dey di ceremony to swear in Mr Mnangagwa  — (bbc__10471, __no translation__)
  1. My Ibo people go talk sey mbola a boyin ru.  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__160, My 'Ibo people' will say the stick which they threw.)
    You know sey Ibo people, e get deir own adage.  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__147, You know that 'Ibo people', they have their own adage,)
  1. And Jos people...  — (NST_cleaned__37261, __no translation__)
    Jos people like dog.  — (JOS_19_Bukuru_MG__65, 'Jos people' really like dog.)
  1. Pdp people.  — (JOS_33_Changing-Nigeria_DG__89, PDP people.)
    And if you look at people wey be sey de dey catch sey de dey do all dis corruption, eh no be any PDP people wey be sey de dey catch o.  — (NST_cleaned__10286, __no translation__)
  1. So far na 500 UK military people don give training to di Nigerian Armed Forces E pass 40 UK military people wey dem don dey send to Nigeria regularly.  — (bbc__39765, __no translation__)
    More than half of di people wey no dey stay UK again na people wey dey come from di European Union wey dey run go their house after UK people don vote for Brexit.  — (bbc__67728, __no translation__)
  1. Di South Africa rugby team wey wan change di way people dey treat gay people  — (bbc__32499, __no translation__)
    Rape, sexual attack, discrimination, hate and sometimes, death, na some of di serious palava wey gay and lesbian people dey face for one South Africa township.  — (bbc__84621, __no translation__)

Synonyms

  • everybody 0.67 1105

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: people.PL