wey

Naija

Alternative form

wen

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

• wé

Conjunction

• Na wetin de dey use join small small talk with big talk talk.

• Come see di man wey buy im car.  — (Come and meet the man who bought the car.
• And dis one wey our country now, notin dey at all again.  — (ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__185, Especially now that our country has nothing to offer.)

Pronoun

• De dey use am dey talk about wetin concern someting.

• e be like ant wey sabi say harvest don come but e no gader enter im hole.  — (Egbokhare_2021, He is like an ant that knew that it is time for harvest but didn't gather enough food to keep.
• Me, wey be sey how much be my salary?  — (LAG_11_Adeniyi-Lifestory_MG__129, Me, how much money is my monthly income?)
• Wey be sey, my mama like exercise well, well.  — (KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__10, Which means my mother likes to work out so much.)

Translations

• English: who, that, when, relative clause