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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Wetin de dey use [[hail]] person. |
:* {{ux|dv|Winter Olympics 2018: Buhari [[troway]] '''twale''' give Team Nigeria |(BBC 100905, Winter Olympics: Buhari saluted the Nigerian team.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|Winter Olympics 2018: Buhari [[troway]] '''twale''' give Team Nigeria |(BBC 100905, Winter Olympics: Buhari saluted the Nigerian team.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Di '''twaale''' James bin give us no be small o!|(NSC_Agnes_2020, James showered us with enthusiastic hailings.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Di '''twaale''' James bin give us no be small o!|(NSC_Agnes_2020, James showered us with enthusiastic hailings.)}} | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
* Make person dey hail anoder person or people. | * Make person dey hail anoder person or people. | ||
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:* {{ux|dv| All of dem '''twaale''' for di new chairmo as e drive enta di place.|(NSC_Agnes_2020, They all hailed the new chairman as he entered the place.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| All of dem '''twaale''' for di new chairmo as e drive enta di place.|(NSC_Agnes_2020, They all hailed the new chairman as he entered the place.)}} | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''greet'' | * English: ''greet'' | ||
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| + | ===Interjection=== | ||
| + | * Word wey de dey use [[hail]] person. | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| '''Twale''' baba! You too much.|(Egbokhare_2020, I greet you boss! You're good indeed.)}} | ||
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| + | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | English: ''greetings'' | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 5 August 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- twálè
Noun
- Wetin de dey use hail person.
- Winter Olympics 2018: Buhari troway twale give Team Nigeria — (BBC 100905, Winter Olympics: Buhari saluted the Nigerian team.)
- Di twaale James bin give us no be small o! — (NSC_Agnes_2020, James showered us with enthusiastic hailings.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: greetings
Verb
- Make person dey hail anoder person or people.
- All of dem twaale for di new chairmo as e drive enta di place. — (NSC_Agnes_2020, They all hailed the new chairman as he entered the place.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: greet
Interjection
- Word wey de dey use hail person.
- Twale baba! You too much. — (Egbokhare_2020, I greet you boss! You're good indeed.)
Translation
English: greetings