Difference between revisions of "sey"
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 20306 | * Frequency in raw corpus: 20306 | ||
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 23 | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 23 | ||
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===Definition=== | ===Definition=== | ||
| − | * Sey person | + | * Sey person yarn or talk |
* E dey join one and small talk together | * E dey join one and small talk together | ||
| − | + | * Sey person get level for matter | |
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| − | * | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
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| − | # | + | # Sey person yarn or talk |
#: {{ux|dv|When Jesus dey this world, e '''sey''': ‘Nobody know that day and the time, even the angel dem for heaven or the Son no know, but na only the Father know...’ |(jw__39922, __When Jesus was in this world, he said, ' nobody knows the date, even the angels and his son in Heaven, but it's only the father that knows. __)}} | #: {{ux|dv|When Jesus dey this world, e '''sey''': ‘Nobody know that day and the time, even the angel dem for heaven or the Son no know, but na only the Father know...’ |(jw__39922, __When Jesus was in this world, he said, ' nobody knows the date, even the angels and his son in Heaven, but it's only the father that knows. __)}} | ||
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===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
* talk | * talk | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: no | + | * English: say |
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| + | ===Subordinating conjunction=== | ||
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| + | * e dey join big and small talk together | ||
| + | * {{ux|dv|E come house '''sey''' dem no dey give am food chop.| NSC_Ajede_2020, (He came to the house that he/she is not being fed }} | ||
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| + | * English: say | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
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# to get level for matter | # to get level for matter | ||
| − | #: {{ux|dv|E no get | + | #: {{ux|dv|E no get '''sey''' for di matter. |NSC_Ajede_2020, He doesn't have a say}} |
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===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
* level | * level | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: say | * English: say | ||
Revision as of 23:04, 28 October 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- say 0.71 51590
Etymology
Borrowed from English say
Pronunciation
- sé
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 1702
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 9
- Frequency in raw corpus: 20306
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 23
Definition
- Sey person yarn or talk
- E dey join one and small talk together
- Sey person get level for matter
Verb
- Sey person yarn or talk
- When Jesus dey this world, e sey: ‘Nobody know that day and the time, even the angel dem for heaven or the Son no know, but na only the Father know...’ — (jw__39922, __When Jesus was in this world, he said, ' nobody knows the date, even the angels and his son in Heaven, but it's only the father that knows. __)
Synonyms
- talk
Translations
- English: say
Subordinating conjunction
- e dey join big and small talk together
- E come house sey dem no dey give am food chop. — NSC_Ajede_2020, (He came to the house that he/she is not being fed
Translations
- English: say
Noun
- to get level for matter
- E no get sey for di matter. — NSC_Ajede_2020, He doesn't have a say
Synonyms
- level
Translations
- English: say