phone

Naija

Alternative form

• fone

Etymology

From :English phone

Pronunciation

• fôn

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Noun

1. Wetin dem dey use make call.

   • Since she start to dey use phone, na im we no dey hear word.  — (NSC_2021, Ever since she bought a phone, she has become a nuisance.)
   • Di man dey use im 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. Wetin dem dey use send text or mail.

   • Dem send am text for phone.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, They sent him a 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, When he was sacked, he was sent a dismissal text sent to his phone, not physical.)

Related form

• telephone

Synonym

• handset

Translation

• English: telephone

Verb

• Make person dey use someting call anoder person.

1. I wan go phone my sister wey dey Lagos.  — (NSC_2021, I want to phone my sister who stays in Lagos)

   Make you dey phone your papa and mama as you dey travel so o!  — (NSC_2021, Make sure you stay in touch with your father and mother as you're traveling.)

Related form

• telephone

Synonym

• call

Translation

• English: contact, phone