Difference between revisions of "sotay"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English sotay
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From: ''unknown''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* sóté
 
* sóté
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 796
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 796
  
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
  
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
sotay: till, until -- Definition in Naija?
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Make someting tey
 
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:* {{ux|dv|we wait wait wait '''sotay''' rain con start to dey fall.|( We waited until it started raining.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Sotay''' she dey slap her. |(NST_cleaned__21451, To the extent that she slapped her.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Sotay''' we come plenty o. |(NST_cleaned__38885, To the extent that we became many.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|we wait wait wait '''sotay''' rain con start to dey fall.|no translation}}
 
# - (frequency:13)
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Sotay''' she dey slap her. |(NST_cleaned__21451, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Sotay''' we come plenty o. |(NST_cleaned__38885, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* sotey 0.80 271, well-well 0.64 994, sef 0.56 1597, when 0.55 7140, done 0.53 225, muscle 0.50 47, after 0.49 4737, wen 0.46 4261, kakaraka 0.46 24
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* sotey 0.80 271, well-well 0.64 994, sef 0.56 1597, when 0.55 7140, done 0.53 225, muscle 0.50 47, after 0.49 4737, wen 0.46 4261, kakaraka 0.46 24
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: till, until
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Subordinating Conjunction===
 
sotay: no definition, such_that -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# - (frequency:405)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I '''sotay''' like… |(NST_cleaned__404, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Sotay''' she dey slap her. |(JOS_09_Wife-And-Mother-In-Law_M__2, To the extent that she slapped her.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
* sotey 0.80 271, well-well 0.64 994, sef 0.56 1597, when 0.55 7140, done 0.53 225, muscle 0.50 47, after 0.49 4737, wen 0.46 4261, kakaraka 0.46 24
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
* sotey 0.80 271, well-well 0.64 994, sef 0.56 1597, when 0.55 7140, done 0.53 225, muscle 0.50 47, after 0.49 4737, wen 0.46 4261, kakaraka 0.46 24
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition, such_that
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* English: ''until'', ''extent''

Revision as of 18:19, 18 February 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

  • sotey 0.80 271, well-well 0.64 994, sef 0.56 1597, when 0.55 7140, done 0.53 225, muscle 0.50 47, after 0.49 4737, wen 0.46 4261, kakaraka 0.46 24

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • sóté

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 9
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 769
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 392
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 796


Adverb

Make someting tey

  • we wait wait wait sotay rain con start to dey fall.  — ( We waited until it started raining.)
  • Sotay she dey slap her.  — (NST_cleaned__21451, To the extent that she slapped her.)
  1. Sotay we come plenty o.  — (NST_cleaned__38885, To the extent that we became many.)

Translations

  • English: until, extent