Difference between revisions of "way"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From: | + | From English: ''way'' |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * wê |
| − | <sm2> | + | <sm2>pcm-ng-way.f.ogg</sm2> |
| − | <sm2> | + | <sm2>pcm-ng-way.m.ogg</sm2> |
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | # | + | # Road wey person pass enta or comot from place. |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Abeg which '''way''' person go fit pass wey go quick reach bursary?|(Which is the fastest route to the bursary?)}} |
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#:* {{ux|dv|You dey go different '''way'''. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__461, You are going in a different direction.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|You dey go different '''way'''. |(IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__461, You are going in a different direction.)}} | ||
| − | # | + | # How person take dey do something. |
#:* {{ux|dv|E get '''way''' dem suppose take do some tins. |(bbc__1063. There are ways things are done.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|E get '''way''' dem suppose take do some tins. |(bbc__1063. There are ways things are done.)}} | ||
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dis days, plenti pipo dey find '''way''' to reduce dia sugar. |(bbc__40436, _Nowadays, people find ways to reduce sugar level.)}} | |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Dis | + | #:* {{ux|dv| I no trust dat guy '''way''' again because e go tell you one ting today, anoder day e go tell you anoder ting.|(I don’t trust that guy anymore because he’ll tell you one thing today and another day he’ll tell you something else.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | # How person dey take reason matter. |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Di leading judge come thank all di lawyers wey involve for petition for dia hard work and di beta '''way''' dem write dia last statement. |(bbc__35751, The judge thanked all the lawyers involved for the hard work put into the last statement on.)}} | |
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| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Di leading judge come thank all di lawyers wey involve for petition for dia hard work and di beta '''way''' dem write dia last statement. |(bbc__35751 | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[road]] | * [[road]] | ||
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| − | * English: ''direction | + | * English: ''direction, method, alternative'' |
Latest revision as of 22:09, 9 March 2024
Naija
Etymology
From English: way
Pronunciation
- wê
Noun
- Road wey person pass enta or comot from place.
- Abeg which way person go fit pass wey go quick reach bursary? — (Which is the fastest route to the bursary?)
- You dey go different way. — (IBA_06_Linguistic-Fieldwork_DG__461, You are going in a different direction.)
- How person take dey do something.
- E get way dem suppose take do some tins. — (bbc__1063. There are ways things are done.)
- Dis days, plenti pipo dey find way to reduce dia sugar. — (bbc__40436, _Nowadays, people find ways to reduce sugar level.)
- I no trust dat guy way again because e go tell you one ting today, anoder day e go tell you anoder ting. — (I don’t trust that guy anymore because he’ll tell you one thing today and another day he’ll tell you something else.)
- How person dey take reason matter.
- Di leading judge come thank all di lawyers wey involve for petition for dia hard work and di beta way dem write dia last statement. — (bbc__35751, The judge thanked all the lawyers involved for the hard work put into the last statement on.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: direction, method, alternative