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===Subordinating Conjunction=== | ===Subordinating Conjunction=== | ||
− | + | :{{ux|dv|And dis one '''wey''' our country now, notin dey at all again. |(ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__185, Especially, with the way our country is at the moment, we don't have anything anymore.)}} | |
====Related forms==== | ====Related forms==== | ||
* [[wey be sey|wey be sey]] | * [[wey be sey|wey be sey]] | ||
− | # | + | #{{ux|dv|Me, wey be sey how much be my salary? |(LAG_11_Adeniyi-Lifestory_MG__129, Me, how much money is my monthly income?)}} |
− | # | + | #{{ux|dv|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==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''who''. | * English: ''who''. |
Revision as of 13:08, 24 February 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From unknown.
Pronunciation
- wé
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 1484
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 11
- Frequency in raw corpus: 72685
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 4
Conjuction (relativiser)
- We dey use am yarn more for person or 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.
- Come see di man wey buy im car. — (NSC_Tella_2021, Come and meet the man who bought the car.
Subordinating Conjunction
- And dis one wey our country now, notin dey at all again. — (ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__185, Especially, with the way our country is at the moment, we don't have anything anymore.)
Related forms
- 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.