Difference between revisions of "sabi person"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
Pl. [[Sabi people]]
 
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
 
* [[sabiperson]]
 
* [[sabiperson]]
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: Portuguese ''sabir'' and English ''person''
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From Portuguese: ''sabir'' and English ''person''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* ˈsàbípɛ́sɪ̌n
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* sàbípɛ́sɪ̌n
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-sabi person.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-sabi person.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-sabi person.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-sabi 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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* Person wey be sey e know about someting well well.
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Di '''sabi person''' for inside mama and small pikin medicine don talk sey Nigeria don dey try to stop make [[tata]] dey die.|(The expert in pediatric medicine has said that Nigeria has been trying to stop child mortality.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| De no just carry dey become '''sabi person''' for dis matter, e dey take time small. | (They do not just become an expert in this matter, it takes quite some time.)}}
# det (frequency:708)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I say which '''person''', |(ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__52, I say who is the person ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Very kaja '''person'''. |(WAZL_14_Kulele-Zone_DG__82, Very proper person.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|No respecter of '''person'''. |(WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__181, Has no respect for person.)}}
 
# dep (frequency:84)
 
 
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
* [[pesin|pesin]]
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* people 0.67 20145, pesin 0.62 2951, man 0.60 4389
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* nobody 0.60 634
 
  
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===Related form===
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* [[sabi]], [[sabipeople]], [[sabisabi]]
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: An individual, especially a human being.
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* English: '' expert ''

Latest revision as of 11:27, 5 June 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese: sabir and English person

Pronunciation

  • sàbípɛ́sɪ̌n

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Noun

  • Person wey be sey e know about someting well well.
  • Di sabi person for inside mama and small pikin medicine don talk sey Nigeria don dey try to stop make tata dey die.  — (The expert in pediatric medicine has said that Nigeria has been trying to stop child mortality.)
  • De no just carry dey become sabi person for dis matter, e dey take time small.  —  (They do not just become an expert in this matter, it takes quite some time.)

Related form

Translations

  • English: expert