Difference between revisions of "save"

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#Make person dey keep money or anoder ting make e remain.   
 
#Make person dey keep money or anoder ting make e remain.   
 
#:*{{ux|dv|I dey collect small, small money, I dey '''save''', |(LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__83, I was getting meagre sums, yet saving.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|I dey collect small, small money, I dey '''save''', |(LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__83, I was getting meagre sums, yet saving.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Remember sey, ‘no be children suppose '''save''' for their papa and mama, but na papa and mama suppose '''save''' for children.’ |(jw__27303, Remember that parents, not the children, are supposed to save for their children.)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|Remember sey, ‘no be children suppose '''save''' for their papa and mama, but na papa and mama suppose '''save''' for children.’ |(jw__27303, Remember that parents, not the children, are supposed to save for their children.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|I, I try '''save''' small money, come buy one small motor, come use am dey do taxi. |(LAG_07_Johns-Biography_MG__45, I, I tried to save a bit of money and bought a small car, which I used for commercial purposes.)}}
 
 
   
 
   
 
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Revision as of 00:23, 15 February 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English save

Pronunciation

  • sév

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 12
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 638
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 639
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 530

Verb

  1. Make de help person comot for trouble.
    • Dem send soldiers go save am.  — (Egbokhare_2021, The soldiers were sent to rescue them.)
    • All dis animals wey pipo dey kill kill wey fit cause problem for earth, na im I dey save.  — (bbc__294, I am preserving endangered animal species.)
  2. Make person dey keep money or anoder ting make e remain.
    • I dey collect small, small money, I dey save,  — (LAG_24_Focus-On-Your-Life_M__83, I was getting meagre sums, yet saving.)
    • Remember sey, ‘no be children suppose save for their papa and mama, but na papa and mama suppose save for children.’  — (jw__27303, Remember that parents, not the children, are supposed to save for their children.)

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Translations

  • English: save, rescue, to have savings