say

Naija

Alternative forms

• sey 0.71 21386, wetin 0.48 19897, also 0.44 3998, whether 0.42 776, but 0.41 15021, word 0.38 889, weda 0.37 556, anytin 0.37 372, why 0.36 4261

Etymology

Borrowed from English say

Pronunciation

• seɪ

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 705
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 35
• Frequency in raw corpus: 48357
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 9

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Noun

say: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. det (frequency:8)

   Di say, ein get malaria fever inside dos two contri.  — (ja102__1704, __no translation__)

   But some say na im right to contest, and say notin dey wrong wit dat one.  — (bbc__23514, __no translation__)

2. amod-det (frequency:5)

   Na una get di final say, or una get part of di…  — (NST_cleaned__9785, __no translation__)

   As dis no be mata wey dem fit vote on top, di final say dey Leterme hand.  — (bbc__16860, __no translation__)

3. - (frequency:3)

   But few months afta she born, John wake up one night to discover say she handcuff am for bed.  — (bbc__45023, __no translation__)

   While Coco Vandeweghe talk her own say na Venus and Serena Williams among di recent American players wey dey inspire di current generation.  — (bbc__99989, __no translation__)

4. dep (frequency:3)

   Police for di region release names den pictures of some of di suspects give di public say of anyone get filla, dem go fit assist police.  — (bbc__82495, __no translation__)

   Di ruling All Progressives Congress and di main opposition People's Democratic Party , condemn di postponement and accuse each oda say dem wan do magomago for di election.  — (bbc__38052, __no translation__)

5. case-dep-det (frequency:2)

   But upon di say di number of kidnappings reduce for 2016, di level don rise since then, wit 310 wey dem report last year.  — (bbc__23631, __no translation__)

   Mark Wilson United States and some oda kontries for Europe don expel plenti Russia diplomats on top di say dem get hand for di poison of former Russia spy and im daughter.  — (bbc__65801, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• sey 0.71 21386, wetin 0.48 19897, also 0.44 3998, whether 0.42 776, but 0.41 15021, word 0.38 889, weda 0.37 556, anytin 0.37 372, why 0.36 4261

Antonyms

• sey 0.71 21386, wetin 0.48 19897, also 0.44 3998, whether 0.42 776, but 0.41 15021, word 0.38 889, weda 0.37 556, anytin 0.37 372, why 0.36 4261

Translations

• English: no definition

Definition

• to talk something

Verb

• Some say na light dem want.  — (bbc__91577, __Some people said it's light they need__)
• E even give me transport, say oya go school, go school.  — (ABJ_GWA_03_Cost-Of-Living-In-Abuja_MG__107, He even gave me the transportation fare and said, ' go to school, go to school' .)

Derived forms

• be sey say

1. Im dey hear our prayer everyday, but I know sey everybody get im own time wey be sey God dey, dey bless am... everybody get im own time wey be sey God say, ti- today is your own day.  — (ONI_07_Dis-Year-Na-My-Year_MG__64, He hears our prayers every day, but I know that there is time for everybody when God blesses, blesses them... there is time for everyone when God says, ti-... today is your day.)

   So dat na some of di interesting part about journalism wey be sey as in de dey talk sey dem say even when you get issue wey you wan discuss, people attitude fit bring out anoda issue wey fit lead to anoda story entirely.  — (ABJ_GWA_09_Journalism_MG__1, So one of the interesting things about journalism is that they say, they say that even when you have issues you want to discuss, people's attitude can bring out another issue which can lead to another story entirely.)

• dat say

1. Eh... a no wan call any name now so dat you no go say na di one wen a call, you go use.  — (PRT_01_Banga-Soup_MG__37, Uh... I don’t want to mention any names so that you will not insist on the one I mentioned.)

   Now, why you need dose kind of opportunity so dat if you invest something, you go say okay?  — (WAZP_04_Ponzi-Scheme_MG__57, Now, why do you need those kinds of opportunities so that if you invest something, you would say okay?)

• tori say

1. Di man wey tori pipo for America say im name na Richard Russell, take off late on Friday wey come force di airport to close and wey fighter jets begin pursue am.  — (bbc__35910, __no translation__)

   PIUS UTOMI EKPEI Nigeria ruling All Progressive Congress party still suffer anoda blow on Wednesday as tori land say Benue State Govnor Samuel Ortom don dump dia party go back to di main opposition party.  — (bbc__80155, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• talk

Translations

• English: say