Difference between revisions of "twale"
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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. | ||
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| − | + | Di hailings wey dem dey give person, leader or people. | |
| − | Di hailings wey dem dey give person, | + | : {{ux|dv|Winter Olympics 2018: Buhari troway '''twale''' give Team Nigeria |(BBC 100905, Winter Olympics: Buhari saluted the Nigerian team.)}} |
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Revision as of 18:10, 12 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.
Noun
Di hailings wey dem dey give person, leader 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