phone

Naija

Alternative form

• fone

Etymology

From English phone

Pronunciation

• fôn

Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 2
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Noun

1. Na wetin dem dey use make call.

   • Since when she begin use phone na im we no dey hear word.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Ever since she bought a phone, she has become a nuisance.)
   • De man dey use him Phone take call im family for obodo oyinbo.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The man uses his phone to call his family abroad.)
   • Im lock im phone make im wife for no fit read im message dem  — (He locked his phone with password to deny his wife assess to his messages.)

2. Na wetin dem dey use send text or mail.

   • Dem send am text through Phone.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. They sent him text through his phone.)
   • When dem sack am, na Phone dem use take send am message, dem no call am face to face.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. They sent him dismissal text through his phone, not physical.)

Related form

• telephone

Synonym

• handset

Translation

• English: A device used in making calls