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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
− | From English ''tell'' | + | From English: ''tell'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
− | * | + | * tɛ̂l |
<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 there's a leakage.)}} | |
− | + | :* {{ux|dv| My [[pile]] con call '''tell''' dem sey I no dey . |(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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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
− | * English: ''to talk'' | + | * English: ''to talk'' |
Latest revision as of 19:06, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From English: tell
Pronunciation
- tɛ̂l
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 there's a leakage.)
- My pile con call tell dem sey I no dey . — (My father then called and told them that I was not around.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to talk