Difference between revisions of "swear for"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English swear for
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From English: ''swear for''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-swear for.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-swear for.m.ogg</sm2>  
  
===Frequency===
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===Verb phrase===
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
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* Make person curse anoder person.
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
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:* {{ux|dv| You dey behave like sey una village people '''swear for''' you.|(You are behaving like someone cursed by his enemies.)}}
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
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====Related forms====
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
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* [[swear]]
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
 
 
===Verb===
 
swear for: to be cursed -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You dey behave like sey una village people '''swear for''' you.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
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====Antonymes====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to be cursed
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* English: ''to curse someone''

Latest revision as of 18:56, 5 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From English: swear for

Pronunciation

  • swɛ́fɔ̀

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Verb phrase

  • Make person curse anoder person.
  • You dey behave like sey una village people swear for you.  — (You are behaving like someone cursed by his enemies.)

Related forms

Translations

  • English: to curse someone