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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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* [[sabiperson]] | * [[sabiperson]] | ||
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | From: | + | From Portuguese: ''sabir'' and English ''person'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
− | * | + | * 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> | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
− | + | * Person wey be sey e know about someting well well. | |
− | + | :* {{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.)}} | |
− | + | :* {{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.)}} | |
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+ | ===Related form=== | ||
+ | * [[sabi]], [[sabipeople]], [[sabisabi]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
− | * English: | + | * English: '' expert '' |
Latest revision as of 11:27, 5 June 2023
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese: sabir and English person
Pronunciation
- sàbípɛ́sɪ̌n
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