tell

Naija

Etymology

From English: tell

Pronunciation

• tɛ̂l

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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

• yarn, say, talk

Translations

• English: to talk