Difference between revisions of "popo"

Latest revision as of 10:43, 5 June 2023

From: English Police

People don dey talk make de increase popo dem salary. — (People have been asking for the salary of the police to be increased.)
Person no suppose dey fear popo, as long as person hand clean. — (One should not be afraid of the police, as long as one is innocent.)

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 ==Naija==
 ===Alternative forms===
-* kpokpo
+* [[kpokpo]], [[kporkpor]]
 ===Etymology===
-Borrowed from English Police
+From: English ''Police''
 ===Pronunciation===
-* pópó
+* kpɔ́kpɔ́
-<sm2>Pcm-ng-ekelebe.f.ogg</sm2>
+<sm2>Pcm-ng-popo.f.ogg</sm2>
-<sm2>Pcm-ng-ekelebe.m.ogg</sm2>
+<sm2>Pcm-ng-popo.m.ogg</sm2>
-===Frequency===
 ===Noun===
-'''popo''': Police (De dey use am for Warri area)
+* People wey law give power to arrest people.
+:* {{ux|dv| People don dey talk make de increase '''popo''' dem salary.|(People have been asking for the salary of the police to be increased.)}}
+:* {{ux|dx| Person no suppose dey fear '''popo''', as long as person hand clean.|(One should not be afraid of the police, as long as one is innocent.)}}
-#: {{ux|dv| Everybody dey fear '''Popo''' o. |(Everyone is scared of the police.)}}
-====Derived forms====
 ====Synonyms====
 [[police]], [[ekelebe]], [[kalampo]]
-====Antonyms====
-*
 ====Translations====
-* English: police
+* English: ''police''