Difference between revisions of "wayo"

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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 4
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1375
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 183
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1402
 
 
  
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
Sey person get magomago sense.
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* Sey person get magomago sense.
 
:* {{ux|dv|'''Wayo''' man like you go still dey talk?.|(Egbokhare_2020, A tricky man like you still has the effrontery to talk?)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv|'''Wayo''' man like you go still dey talk?.|(Egbokhare_2020, A tricky man like you still has the effrontery to talk?)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| No dey play me '''wayo''' jor.|(Stop trying to sly me.)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| No dey play me '''wayo''' jor.|(Stop trying to sly me.)}}
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===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
Sey person get magomago sense.
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* Sey person get magomago sense.
 
:* {{ux|dv| Na '''wayo''' man.|( Egbokhare_2020, The man is crafty.)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| Na '''wayo''' man.|( Egbokhare_2020, The man is crafty.)}}
  

Revision as of 14:29, 1 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: Hausa wayo

Pronunciation

  • wàjó

Play Play


Noun

  • Sey person get magomago sense.
  • Wayo man like you go still dey talk?.  — (Egbokhare_2020, A tricky man like you still has the effrontery to talk?)
  • No dey play me wayo jor.  — (Stop trying to sly me.)
  • No let that phone play you wayo.  — (jw__27206, Do not be deceived by that phone.)
  • So that people go think sey dem be better person, dem dey use sweet mouth and wayo talk.’ But, the truth be sey dem get plan.​  — (jw__23269, In order for people to view them as good persons, they make use of sweet words and deceptive talk.)
  • Liberia Election: Commission say no wayo  — (bbc__63789, Liberia Election Commission frowns upon electoral malpractice.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: tricky, deceptive, cunning


Adjective

  • Sey person get magomago sense.
  • Na wayo man.  — ( Egbokhare_2020, The man is crafty.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: cunning, crafty