Difference between revisions of "tell"
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| − | + | * Make person [[yarn]] give somebody. | |
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:* {{ux|dv| E '''tell''' am. |(IBA_31_Lens-Sermon_MG__61, He told him.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| E '''tell''' am. |(IBA_31_Lens-Sermon_MG__61, He told him.)}} | ||
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:* {{ux|dv| '''Tell''' am sey e dey leak. |(BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__71, Tell him that there's a leakage.)}} | :* {{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 . |(NSC_Tella_2021, My father then called and told them that I was not around.)}} | :* {{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]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''to talk'' | * English: ''to talk'' | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 17 September 2021
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 . — (NSC_Tella_2021, My father then called and told them that I was not around.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to talk