Difference between revisions of "tell"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-tell.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-tell.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-tell.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-tell.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
* Make person yarn give somebody. | * Make person yarn give somebody. | ||
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|E '''tell''' am. |(IBA_31_Lens-Sermon_MG__61, He told him.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Tell''' am sey e dey leak. |(BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__71, Tell him that it's leaking.)}} | |
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===Intransitive Verb=== | ===Intransitive Verb=== | ||
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|I no wan '''tell'''. |(KAD_24_Biography_M__134, I don't want to tell...)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|Why I no go go '''tell'''? |(KAD_17_Turkeys_MG__106, Why won't I report it?)}} | |
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===Serial Verb=== | ===Serial Verb=== | ||
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|So dat time I no w~, I no sabi '''tell''' di Pidgin as e be. |(NST_cleaned__145, So that time I don't w-, I don't know how to qualify Pidgin then.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| My [[pile]] con call '''tell''' dem sey I no dey . |(NSC_Tella_2021, My father then called and told them that I was not around.)}} | |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[yarn]], [[say]], [[talk]] | * [[yarn]], [[say]], [[talk]] | ||
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====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
* [[silent]] | * [[silent]] | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''to talk'' | + | * English: ''to talk'' |
Revision as of 16:25, 28 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: tell
Pronunciation
- tɛl
Verb
- Make person yarn give somebody.
- E tell am. — (IBA_31_Lens-Sermon_MG__61, He told him.)
- Tell am sey e dey leak. — (BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__71, Tell him that it's leaking.)
Intransitive Verb
- I no wan tell. — (KAD_24_Biography_M__134, I don't want to tell...)
- Why I no go go tell? — (KAD_17_Turkeys_MG__106, Why won't I report it?)
Serial Verb
- So dat time I no w~, I no sabi tell di Pidgin as e be. — (NST_cleaned__145, So that time I don't w-, I don't know how to qualify Pidgin then.)
- My pile con call tell dem sey I no dey . — (NSC_Tella_2021, My father then called and told them that I was not around.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: to talk