Difference between revisions of "sey"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
− | * [[say]] | + | * [[say]] |
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | + | From English ''say'' | |
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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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===Subordinating conjunction=== | ===Subordinating conjunction=== | ||
+ | * e dey join big and small talk together. | ||
− | + | #{{ux|dv|My oga talk sey e no dey di matter. |NSC_Tella_2021, My boss said that he is out of the matter.}} | |
− | + | #{{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: | + | * English: ''that''. |
Revision as of 12:37, 24 February 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Subordinating conjunction
- e dey join big and small talk together.
- My oga talk sey e no dey di matter. — NSC_Tella_2021, My boss said that he is out of the matter.
- 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: that.