Difference between revisions of "person"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* Pesin 0.62 2951
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* [[pesin]]
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English person
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From English: ''person''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* ˈpəsən
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* pɛ̀sɪ́n
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-person.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-person.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-person.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-person.m.ogg</sm2>
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 204
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 81
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 6357
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 67
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
  
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
person: Individual wey be human being
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# Human being wey get life for body.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|I say which '''person'''? |(ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__52, I asked who is who is the person ?)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|No respecter of '''person'''. |(WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__181, Has no respect for person.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I say which '''person''', |(ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__52, I say who is the person ?)}}
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# Somebody wey be somebody [[paddy]].
#: {{ux|dv|Very kaja '''person'''. |(WAZL_14_Kulele-Zone_DG__82, Very proper person.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| You be my personal '''person''' now. |(You are my close friend.)}}  
#: {{ux|dv|No respecter of '''person'''. |(WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__181, Has no respect for person.)}}
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# Somebody wey be someone [[blood]].
# dep (frequency:84)
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#:* {{ux|dv| If you be my '''person''' '''person''', you no go behave like dat. |(If you are my family, you won't behave in such manner.)}}
 
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
* [[pesin|pesin]]
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* people 0.67 20145, pesin 0.62 2951, man 0.60 4389
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* [[people]],[[paddy]], [[blood]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* nobody 0.60 634
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: An individual, especially a human being.
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* English: ''person, relative, friend''

Latest revision as of 10:36, 5 June 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English: person

Pronunciation

  • pɛ̀sɪ́n

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Noun

  1. Human being wey get life for body.
    • I say which person?  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__52, I asked who is who is the person ?)
    • No respecter of person.  — (WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__181, Has no respect for person.)
  2. Somebody wey be somebody paddy.
    • You be my personal person now.  — (You are my close friend.)
  3. Somebody wey be someone blood.
    • If you be my person person, you no go behave like dat.  — (If you are my family, you won't behave in such manner.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: person, relative, friend