Difference between revisions of "twale"
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* [[twaale]] | * [[twaale]] | ||
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| − | * Young guys dey use am well well but na agberos dey use am pass | + | * Young guys dey use am well well but na agberos dey use am pass. |
===Definition=== | ===Definition=== | ||
| − | * Sey dem dey gbaji or hail person, leader or people | + | * Sey dem dey gbaji or hail person, leader or people. |
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Di hailings wey dem dey give person, leadder or people. | Di hailings wey dem dey give person, leadder or people. | ||
| − | * {{ux|dv|Winter Olympics 2018: Buhari troway '''twale''' give Team Nigeria |( | + | * {{ux|dv|Winter Olympics 2018: Buhari troway '''twale''' give Team Nigeria |(BBC 100905, Winter Olympics: Buhari saluted the Nigerian team.)}} |
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| − | * congratulobia | + | * [[congratulobia]], [[salot]] |
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| − | * English: greeting | + | * English: ''greeting'' |
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Sey person dey greet person or people | Sey person dey greet person or people | ||
| − | * {{ux|dv|'''Twale''' baba! You too much.|Egbokhare_2020, I greet you father. You indeed | + | * {{ux|dv|'''Twale''' baba! You too much.|(Egbokhare_2020, I greet you father. You're good indeed.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | * congratulate, salot | + | * [[congratulate]], [[salot]] |
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| − | * English: greet | + | * English: ''greet'' |
Revision as of 10:46, 3 November 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- twálè
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 10
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8188
Usage
- Young guys dey use am well well but na agberos dey use am pass.
Definition
- Sey dem dey gbaji or hail person, leader or people.
Noun
Di hailings wey dem dey give person, leadder or people.
- Winter Olympics 2018: Buhari troway twale give Team Nigeria — (BBC 100905, Winter Olympics: Buhari saluted the Nigerian team.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: greeting
Verb
Sey person dey greet person or people
- Twale baba! You too much. — (Egbokhare_2020, I greet you father. You're good indeed.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: greet