swear

Naija

From English: swear

When dey curse a person.

Person wey tiff meat don buy swear. — (NSC_Olukayode S.M_2021, Anyone who steals a meat, has taken something accursed.)
Go beg your papa make im comot di swear for your head. — (NSC_2020, Go plead with your father, so that he lifts up the curse from your head.)

Make person talk sey wetin im dey talk na di true.
- Swear sey you no like me. — (LAG_22_I-Senior-You_DG__191, Swear that you don't like me.)
- Some of di victims say dem first cari dem go babalawo shrine to swear say dem no go tell police or anybodi wetin dey happen. — (bbc__91257, Some of the victims claimed that they were taken to a witch doctors shrine to take an oath, never to disclose what happened to anybody or the police.)
Make person promise anoder person.
- Because for Bible, promise be like swear. — (jw__4705, The promises found in the bible is guaranteed.)
- I swear to God! — (ENU_13_School-Life_DG__61, I vow to God!)
Make dey curse person.
- Dem don swear for dat boy. — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, The boy is accursed.)
- If you no pay my money, I go swear for you. — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, If you do not pay my money, I will place a curse on you.)