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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
  
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===Etymology===
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===Etymology1===
 
From: English ''well''
 
From: English ''well''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* wɛl
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* wɛ̂
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-well.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-well.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-well.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>pcm-ng-well.m.ogg</sm2>
  
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===Frequency===
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===Noun===
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 318
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* Hole wey dem dig for ground wey dem from dey get water.
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* 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.)}}
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* 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.)}}
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 69
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====Translation====
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* English: ''water well''
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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>
  
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===Noun===
 
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# Na deep hole wey dem dig for ground for water.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dem suppose dig de '''well''' make e deep if dem want water wey clean [[well well]]. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. They ought to dig deep if they want clean water from the well.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|De '''well''' don tey, na part of our history sef. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The well has been there for a long time. Infact, it is part of our history.)}}
 
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
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# Na say person body dey alright  
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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|De medicine good. E go make your husband '''well''' again. |(jw__26733, __no translation__)}}
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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|Your faith don make you '''well'''.”— Luke 17:17-19 . |(jw__21088, __no translation__)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| You no '''well'''. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__103, You are not fine.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|You no '''well'''. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__103, You are not okay.)}}
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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.)}}
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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 that our mother was sick.)}}
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# Sey someting pass beta place for person body or mind.
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Na when someting pass better place for person body or mind.
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#:* {{ux|dv| Di pounded yam and vegetable soup go down  '''well'''.|(The pounded yam and vegetable soup was very sumptuous.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|De pounded yam and vegetable soup go down  '''well''' . |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The pounded yam and vegetable soup was very sumptuous.)}}
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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.)}}
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====Translation====
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* English: ''healthy, fine''
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===Adverb===
 
===Adverb===
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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. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Tell James to be of good behaviour.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Tell James make he do '''well''' o. |(Tell James to be of good behavior.)}}
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# advmod (frequency:147)
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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.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|E try very '''well'''. |(LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__135, He tried very well.)}}
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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?)}}
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#: {{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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# Someting or person wey dey okay.
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# dep (frequency:77)
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dey teach french '''well'''? |(JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__19, They teach French well?)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Sey because of sey I know wetin I dey do '''well''', '''well'''. |(NST_cleaned__6642, __no translation__)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| E try very '''well'''. |(LAG_33_Buhari-Recession_M__135, He tried very well.)}}
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#: {{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.)}}
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====Related form====
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# advcl (frequency:14)
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*  [[well well]], [[wella]]
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#: {{ux|dv|De teach french '''well'''? |(JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__19, They teach French well ?)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Inside am e sorry '''well''' '''well'''. |(katakata__502, __no translation__)}}
 
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# case (frequency:10)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|You self go see sey you need time to '''well'''. |(jw__47829, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E even preach for people wey e meet near river and people wey dey fetch water for '''well'''. |(jw__39198, __no translation__)}}
 
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# det (frequency:9)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Guy, so I don't know if tings e go work out dat '''well'''. |(NST_cleaned__3450, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|So Rebekah come run go the '''well''' go fetch water many many times. |(jw__9292, __no translation__)}}
 
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# conj (frequency:7)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Make you sabi us '''well''' '''well''' and wetin we believe. |(jw__38981, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Reuters Unai Emery say im team play '''well''' or second half |(bbc__85504, __no translation__)}}
 
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# nsubj (frequency:6)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Money matter '''well'''. |(NST_cleaned__14315, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Sportsman Luck epp Kompany '''well''' '''well''' |(bbc__92134, __no translation__)}}
 
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# obl:mod (frequency:5)
 
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#: {{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.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|This one make dem know me as person wey sabi wayo '''well''' '''well'''. |(jw__28027, __no translation__)}}
 
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# cc (frequency:4)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E end for right she dey life and she '''well'''. |(katakata__183, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{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.)}}
 
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# case-det (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E no tey, na im Rebekah come fetch water for the '''well'''. |(jw__9289, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{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__)}}
 
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# aux-mark (frequency:3)
 
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#: {{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.)}}
 
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#: {{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__)}}
 
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# obj (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Ps 90:10, 12 —How we go fit ‘count our days '''well''', so that we fit get sense’? |(jw__30501, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Shine your eyes '''well''' becos fake lipstick packaging dey-dey very different and dia colour dey different too. |(bbc__89421, __no translation__)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* [[well well]], [[weldone]], [[wella]]  
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* [[okay]], [[well well]]  
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English:
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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
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