Difference between revisions of "say"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
− | * [[sey]] | + | * [[sey]] |
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | + | From English ''say'' | |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 9 | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 9 | ||
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− | * | + | * Make person talk someting. |
− | + | #{{ux|dv|Moh '''say''' someting. |(NSC_Tella_2021, You should say something.)}} | |
+ | #{{ux|dv|E no wan '''say''' di truth. |(NSC_Tella_2021, He doesn't want to say the truth.)}} | ||
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− | + | :{{ux|dv|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' .)}} | |
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− | + | :{{ux|dv|E follow dem '''say''' rubbish. |(NSC_Tella_2021, He joined them to pass a senseless talk.)}} | |
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− | * English: say | + | * English: ''say'' |
Revision as of 12:27, 24 February 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English say
Pronunciation
- sé
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 705
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 35
- Frequency in raw corpus: 48357
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 9
Transitive Verb
- Make person talk someting.
- Moh say someting. — (NSC_Tella_2021, You should say something.)
- E no wan say di truth. — (NSC_Tella_2021, He doesn't want to say the truth.)
Intransitive Verb
- 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' .)
Serial Verb
- E follow dem say rubbish. — (NSC_Tella_2021, He joined them to pass a senseless talk.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: say