Difference between revisions of "sha"

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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 873
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 873
  
===Particle===
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===Adverb===
sha: no definition, really -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# - (frequency:370)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Who '''sha'''? |(ABJ_GWA_02_Market-Food-Church_DG__84, Who sha...)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|sure '''sha''' |(deuber__1159, __no translation__)}}
 
# advmod:emph (frequency:12)
 
#: {{ux|dv|No be all of dem '''sha''' o, but many. |(ABJ_INF_03_Nigerian-Men-Dey-Try_DG__52, Not all of them of course, but many.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|But '''sha''' o, we '''sha''' thank God sey God don catch am. |(IBA_33_News-Comments_MG__120, Well, we thank God that he's been apprehended.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
  
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:*{{ux|dv|sure '''sha''' |(deuber__1159, )}}
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:*{{ux|dv|No be all of dem '''sha''' o, but many. |(ABJ_INF_03_Nigerian-Men-Dey-Try_DG__52, Well, it was not everyone, just some.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|But '''sha''' o, we '''sha''' thank God sey God don catch am. |(IBA_33_News-Comments_MG__120, Well, we are just grateful to  God that he has been exposed.)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* mstchew 0.76 423, hm 0.70 1176, oh 0.66 337, really 0.64 1685, haha 0.64 836, yes 0.63 760, ehen 0.62 871, toh 0.60 307, sometimes 0.60 599
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* [[toh]]
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* mstchew 0.76 423, hm 0.70 1176, oh 0.66 337, really 0.64 1685, haha 0.64 836, yes 0.63 760, ehen 0.62 871, toh 0.60 307, sometimes 0.60 599
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* [[mstchew]]
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition, really
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* English: ''just'', ''well''

Revision as of 18:09, 14 February 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba sha meaning just

Pronunciation

  • ʃɑ

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 72
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 181
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 352
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 873

Adverb

  • sure sha  — (deuber__1159, )
  • No be all of dem sha o, but many.  — (ABJ_INF_03_Nigerian-Men-Dey-Try_DG__52, Well, it was not everyone, just some.)
  • But sha o, we sha thank God sey God don catch am.  — (IBA_33_News-Comments_MG__120, Well, we are just grateful to God that he has been exposed.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: just, well