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__)

Synonymes

• 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

Antonymes

• 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

Verb

say: no definition, PUNCT -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:6030)

   e see say.  — (deuber__5543, __no translation__)

   E write say:  — (bbc__13677, __no translation__)

2. ccomp (frequency:1978)

   Say is fowl?  — (NST_cleaned__21340, __no translation__)

   Say this love go grow;  — (jw__31859, __no translation__)

3. nsubj (frequency:1452)

   E say.  — (IBA_35_Christopher-And-David_DG__129, He said...)

   E say:  — (katakata__251, __no translation__)

4. obj (frequency:797)

   Say yes  — (bbc__87146, __no translation__)

   Say fawu!  — (NST_cleaned__21336, __no translation__)

5. mark (frequency:368)

   Dat is to say…  — (LAG_28_Buying-Shawarma_DG__76, That is to say)

   To say I know well.  — (JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__27, If it was that I knew, well.)

6. dep (frequency:119)

   Some say na light dem want.  — (bbc__91577, __no translation__)

   Na on Sunday 25 February na im Gaidam say:  — (bbc__71466, __no translation__)

7. conj (frequency:50)

   E true say organ harvest dey happen for di Middle East sha.  — (bbc__45800, __no translation__)

   But dem forget say di antenna for di house top go expose dem.  — (bbc__91330, __no translation__)

8. aux (frequency:41)

   No ehn na im mah say…  — (PRT_03_Football_DG__190, no ehn.. that's why I say...)

   you see wetin dey dere be say.  — (deuber__1609, __no translation__)

9. advcl (frequency:41)

   because dem know say if water no dey.  — (deuber__5861, __no translation__)

   at least dem go know say ah if you meet man o.  — (deuber__127, __no translation__)

10. obl:arg (frequency:36)

    dem talk say for one course eh.  — (deuber__1568, __no translation__)

    and e come to hear say for Lagos.  — (deuber__5366, __no translation__)

11. cc (frequency:30)

    Uh and say e no get cure.  — (deuber__582, __no translation__)

    But part of wetin President Buhari release tok say:  — (bbc__17163, __no translation__)

12. obl:mod (frequency:29)

    for di Bible talk say.  — (deuber__2571, __no translation__)

    if I tell you say since day before yesterday now.  — (deuber__441, __no translation__)

13. xcomp (frequency:20)

    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 transport fare saying I should go to school right away.)

    Di Police PRO talk say 'na seven suspect we don arrest.  — (bbc__32211, __no translation__)

14. cc-obj (frequency:20)

    You no go dey form big boy, or say anyting.  — (ABJ_GWA_12_Accident_MG__149, You can't show attitude or say anything.)

    No record dey to show say intersex dey for Nigeria but dat no mean say dem no dey or say dem no plenti.  — (bbc__75267, __no translation__)

15. advmod (frequency:16)

    No say I dey too dey prove you wrong o.  — (NST_cleaned__18761, __no translation__)

    it's just like say make we say dese Ogoni people now.  — (deuber__4742, __no translation__)

16. aux-obj (frequency:11)

    Con dey say im destiny,  — (NST_cleaned__29453, __no translation__)

    I dey see people dey say X.  — (NST_cleaned__27939, __no translation__)

17. csubj (frequency:7)

    Na because e know say to live as Christian no go easy.  — (jw__31030, __no translation__)

    Di thing wey dem tok na say weave dey manageable dan natural hair  — (bbc__1846, __no translation__)

18. aux-cc (frequency:4)

    BBC News Pidgin gada say as at Saturday 2 March, army still dey find some of di boys weyshoot gun for di area and tori be say oda villagers don run enter mangrove out of fear to go hide.  — (bbc__18326, __no translation__)

    De say, Eke, con advise wi Naija Gymnastics Federation , say, make dem try do repair work ontop di floor of di national stadium gymnasium hall for Abuja, and con say, ein dey ready to participate inside some three event-dem, wey go follo happen inside di games.  — (ja102__798, __no translation__)

19. det (frequency:2)

    Some say na Teslim 'Thunder' Balogun, some say na Samuel Okwaraji and odas, Rashidi Yekini.  — (bbc__23039, __no translation__)

    Di on Monday, say, dem hear thru newtory-paper-dem say, oga Benjamin Netanyahu, don cancel di visit wey ein bin plan to visit Washington next week.  — (ja102__2021, __no translation__)

20. cc-dep (frequency:2)

    Di Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Lamido say dia discussion dey very fruitful and say all dis fight-fight wey di happun for di kontri now na because population dey grow and di resources wey suppose cater for di growing population no dey.  — (bbc__31222, __no translation__)

    If any member of di Committee die or say im no do again or say because of one tin or anoder im no go fit do di joinbody group work again, di gumbody country wey chose dat member go select anoder ogbonge oga from among deir people make e finnish di time wey remain, sofar di joinbody group gree.  — (gumbody__153, __no translation__)

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__)

Synonymes

• 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

Antonymes

• 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, PUNCT