Difference between revisions of "shebi"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* ehe 0.66 78, mesi 0.64 6, tracks 0.61 9, inferior 0.61 5, suprise 0.61 6, ere 0.60 8, pap 0.60 9, forfeit 0.60 7, genuine 0.60 17
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:Yoruba
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From: Yoruba ''shebi''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 8
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 826
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 53
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3042
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
===Adverb===
 
shebi: no definition, may_be -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
# - (frequency:57)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Shebi'''? |(IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__38, Oh yeah?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Shebi''' me… , |(ENU_03_School-Fees-And-French-Exams_DG__49, Or me...)}}
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* ehe 0.66 78, mesi 0.64 6, tracks 0.61 9, inferior 0.61 5, suprise 0.61 6, ere 0.60 8, pap 0.60 9, forfeit 0.60 7, genuine 0.60 17
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* ehe 0.66 78, mesi 0.64 6, tracks 0.61 9, inferior 0.61 5, suprise 0.61 6, ere 0.60 8, pap 0.60 9, forfeit 0.60 7, genuine 0.60 17
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition, may_be
 
 
 
  
 
===Particle===
 
===Particle===
shebi: question marker -- Definition in Naija?
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* Word wey de dey use ask question.
 
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Shebi''' Chike don kpeme?|(Chike is dead. isn't he?)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| You go [[show]], shebi? |(You'll come, right?)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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====Synonyms====
#: {{ux|dv|'''Shebi''' Chike don kpeme?|no translation}}
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* [[shey]]
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* ehe 0.66 78, mesi 0.64 6, tracks 0.61 9, inferior 0.61 5, suprise 0.61 6, ere 0.60 8, pap 0.60 9, forfeit 0.60 7, genuine 0.60 17
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* ehe 0.66 78, mesi 0.64 6, tracks 0.61 9, inferior 0.61 5, suprise 0.61 6, ere 0.60 8, pap 0.60 9, forfeit 0.60 7, genuine 0.60 17
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: question marker
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* English: ''question tag''

Latest revision as of 17:56, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba shebi

Pronunciation

  • ʃèbí

Play Play

Particle

  • Word wey de dey use ask question.
  • Shebi Chike don kpeme?  — (Chike is dead. isn't he?)
  • You go show, shebi?  — (You'll come, right?)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: question tag