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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72
 
  
===Etymology===
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===Etymology1===
Borrowed from English well
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From: English ''well''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* wɛl
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* wɛ̂
<sm2>Pcm-ng-well.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-well.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-well.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-well.m.ogg</sm2>
  
===Frequency===
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===Noun===
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 318
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* Hole wey dem dig for ground wey dem from dey get water.
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 58
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:* {{ux|dv| Dem suppose dig di '''well''' make e deep if dem want water wey clean [[well well]]. |(They ought to dig deep if they want clean water from the well.)}}
* Frequency in raw corpus: 6195
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:* {{ux|dv| So Rebekah come run go the '''well''' go fetch water many many times. |(jw__9292. Rebekah ran to the well and fetched water many times.)}}
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 69
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====Translation====
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* English: ''water well''
  
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
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===Etymology2===
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From: English ''well''
  
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===Pronunciation===
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* wɛ̂
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<sm2>pcm-ng-well.f.ogg</sm2>
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<sm2>pcm-ng-well.m.ogg</sm2>
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
well: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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# Sey person body dey alright, noting do am. Sey e no dey sick or e no dey crase.  
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| Your faith don make you '''well'''.|(jw__21088. Your faith has made you whole again.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| You no '''well'''. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__103, You are not fine.)}}
# - (frequency:5)
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#:* {{ux|dv| De con call us for village say our moder no '''well'''. |(ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__78, They called us from the village saying our mother was sick.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|E fit make your husband '''well'''.’ |(jw__26733, __no translation__)}}
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# Sey someting pass beta place for person body or mind.
#: {{ux|dv|Your faith don make you '''well'''.”— Luke 17:17-19 . |(jw__21088, __no translation__)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Di pounded yam and vegetable soup go down  '''well'''.|(The pounded yam and vegetable soup was very sumptuous.)}}
# aux-nsubj (frequency:5)
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#:* {{ux|dv| When I hear sey she born, di news sweet me for body '''well'''. |(The news of her safe delivery was uplifting.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Make im bodi '''well'''. |(IBA_21_Obodo-Barracks_MG__34, May he remain in good health.)}}
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====Translation====
#: {{ux|dv|Jesus make all of dem '''well'''. |(jw__2500, __no translation__)}}
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* English: ''healthy, fine''
# advmod-nsubj (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You no '''well'''. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__103, You are not okay.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|De con call us for village say our moder no '''well'''. |(ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__78, They called us from the village saying that our mother was sick.)}}
 
# advmod-mark (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|For many years, dem take care of Rose papa wey no '''well'''; |(jw__11670, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|The work wey one woman, wey im name na Toñi dey do na to take care of old people and people wey no '''well'''. |(jw__36591, __no translation__)}}
 
# advmod-mark-nsubj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I hear sey e no '''well'''. |(NST_cleaned__31462, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di gumbody country dem go try make sure say notin go prevent any pikin of di right to get dat kind correct treatment when e no '''well'''. |(gumbody__95, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
well: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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# When person or someting dey do normal or make sense.  
 
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#:* {{ux|dv| Tell James make he do '''well''' o. |(Tell James to be of good behavior.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Guy, I don't know if tings go work out dat '''well'''. |(NST_cleaned__3450. I am not too sure things will work out as planned.)}}
# - (frequency:4080)
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#:* {{ux|dv|You say tings no go '''well''' again after dem sack you? |(You said things turned upside down for you after the sack?)}}
#: {{ux|dv|'''well'''. |(deuber__5009, __no translation__)}}
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# Someting or person wey dey okay.
#: {{ux|dv|Do '''well'''. |(JOS_28_Exams_DG__13, Do it well.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dey teach french '''well'''? |(JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__19, They teach French well?)}}
# advmod (frequency:147)
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#:* {{ux|dv| E try very '''well'''. |(LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__135, He tried very well.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|E try very '''well'''. |(LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__135, He tried very well.)}}
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====Related form====
#: {{ux|dv|You say you no '''well'''! |(ABJ_INF_09b_Old-Time-School_M__111, You said you're not well !)}}
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* [[well well]], [[wella]]
# dep (frequency:77)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Sey because of sey I know wetin I dey do '''well''', '''well'''. |(NST_cleaned__6642, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Well''' as dis rain fall now, all of dem dey inside rain. |(PRT_10_Market_DG__45, Well, as this rain falls now, all of them are in the rain.)}}
 
# advcl (frequency:14)
 
#: {{ux|dv|De teach french '''well'''? |(JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__19, They teach French well ?)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Inside am e sorry '''well''' '''well'''. |(katakata__502, __no translation__)}}
 
# case (frequency:10)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You self go see sey you need time to '''well'''. |(jw__47829, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|E even preach for people wey e meet near river and people wey dey fetch water for '''well'''. |(jw__39198, __no translation__)}}
 
# det (frequency:9)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Guy, so I don't know if tings e go work out dat '''well'''. |(NST_cleaned__3450, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|So Rebekah come run go the '''well''' go fetch water many many times. |(jw__9292, __no translation__)}}
 
# conj (frequency:7)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Make you sabi us '''well''' '''well''' and wetin we believe. |(jw__38981, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Reuters Unai Emery say im team play '''well''' or second half |(bbc__85504, __no translation__)}}
 
# nsubj (frequency:6)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Money matter '''well'''. |(NST_cleaned__14315, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Sportsman Luck epp Kompany '''well''' '''well''' |(bbc__92134, __no translation__)}}
 
# obl:mod (frequency:5)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Guy, so I don't know if tings e go work out dat '''well'''. |(JOS_39_Driver-Lady_M__23, Guy, so, I don't know if things it will work out very well.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|This one make dem know me as person wey sabi wayo '''well''' '''well'''. |(jw__28027, __no translation__)}}
 
# cc (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E end for right she dey life and she '''well'''. |(katakata__183, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|How we go fit use am, and how we use am '''well''', na im be di problem. |(JOS_18_Xtian-Preach_M__22, How we will use it. And how we use it well is the problem.)}}
 
# case-det (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E no tey, na im Rebekah come fetch water for the '''well'''. |(jw__9289, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|And ehm in di '''well''', e dey gargarntuan in fact oyibo na, oyibo na akpotu m, o na akpo m si m bia. |(NST_cleaned__19046, __no translation__)}}
 
# aux-mark (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Even if you s~, go listen to advise from outsider, you go still know di one wey go fit you '''well''', |(LAG_15_Prayer_M__17, Even if you s... will listen to advise from outsider, you will still know the one that fits you well.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|So, Jesus come tell the leper wey don '''well''' sey: “Make sure sey you no tell anybody, but go, make the priest see you, and make you give the gift wey Moses command.”— Matthew 8:4 . |(jw__31328, __no translation__)}}
 
# obj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ps 90:10, 12 —How we go fit ‘count our days '''well''', so that we fit get sense’? |(jw__30501, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Shine your eyes '''well''' becos fake lipstick packaging dey-dey very different and dia colour dey different too. |(bbc__89421, __no translation__)}}
 
# mark (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|But the place where people no really dey, na for those village wey far '''well''' '''well''' for inside. |(jw__3494, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|But if you no do dat one, you dey siddown meh anoder man give you, time go come wey you by yourself go know sey you no do yourself '''well'''. |(KAD_31_Girls-Education_M__29, But, if you do not do that one, you sit down expecting another man to give you, the time will come that you particularly will realise that you don't do yourself well.)}}
 
# obl:arg (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|ONE brother wey im name na Allen, * pack go one new area wey far '''well''' '''well''' from im former place. |(jw__27626, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|And eh we, di wife of we Presido, Aisha Buhari, e don talk sey Presido Bubu, e dey '''well''' for di where dem for dey treat am. |(WAZA_04_Press-Review_DG__71, And eh, our... the wife of our President, Aisha Buhair, she has said that President Buhari, he is getting well where they are treating him.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Verb===
 
well: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# advmod-mark-nsubj (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Unless if de no '''well''', unless maybe deir body no… |(NST_cleaned__10486, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|You fit send food wey you prepare for house wen your friend no '''well''', or help carry am go hospital - dis little tins fit show di kain great friend wey you be. |(bbc__101752, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72
 
  
====Antonymes====
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====Synonyms====
* well- 0.78 7, well-well 0.61 994, done 0.61 225, treat 0.53 759, behave 0.49 228, wella 0.47 415, brain 0.46 237, really 0.46 1685, stranger 0.45 72
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* [[okay]], [[well well]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: no definition
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* English: ''well, ''approvingly''

Latest revision as of 22:23, 9 March 2024

Naija

Etymology1

From: English well

Pronunciation

  • wɛ̂

Play


Noun

  • Hole wey dem dig for ground wey dem from dey get water.
  • Dem suppose dig di well make e deep if dem want water wey clean well well.  — (They ought to dig deep if they want clean water from the well.)
  • So Rebekah come run go the well go fetch water many many times.  — (jw__9292. Rebekah ran to the well and fetched water many times.)

Translation

  • English: water well

Etymology2

From: English well

Pronunciation

  • wɛ̂

Play


Adjective

  1. Sey person body dey alright, noting do am. Sey e no dey sick or e no dey crase.
    • Your faith don make you well.  — (jw__21088. Your faith has made you whole again.)
    • You no well.  — (IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__103, You are not fine.)
    • De con call us for village say our moder no well.  — (ABJ_GWA_10_Steven-Lifestory_MG__78, They called us from the village saying our mother was sick.)
  2. Sey someting pass beta place for person body or mind.
    • Di pounded yam and vegetable soup go down well.  — (The pounded yam and vegetable soup was very sumptuous.)
    • When I hear sey she born, di news sweet me for body well.  — (The news of her safe delivery was uplifting.)

Translation

  • English: healthy, fine

Adverb

  1. When person or someting dey do normal or make sense.
    • Tell James make he do well o.  — (Tell James to be of good behavior.)
    • Guy, I don't know if tings go work out dat well.  — (NST_cleaned__3450. I am not too sure things will work out as planned.)
    • You say tings no go well again after dem sack you?  — (You said things turned upside down for you after the sack?)
  2. Someting or person wey dey okay.
    • Dey teach french well?  — (JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__19, They teach French well?)
    • E try very well.  — (LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__135, He tried very well.)

Related form

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: well, approvingly