Difference between revisions of "wey"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* [[wen]]
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From unknown.
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From: ''unknown''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* wé
 
* wé
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-wey.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-wey.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-wey.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-wey.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
===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)===
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===Conjunction===
 
* We dey use am yarn more for person or someting.
 
* We dey use am yarn more for person or someting.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Come see di man '''wey''' buy im car.|(NSC_Tella_2021, Come and meet the man who bought the car.}}
#{{ux|dv|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.}}
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:* {{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.)}}
#{{ux|dv|Come see di man '''wey''' buy im car.|(NSC_Tella_2021, Come and meet the man who bought the car.}}
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===Pronoun===
 
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:* {{ux|dv|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.}}
===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====
 
* [[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|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.)}}
 
#{{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.)}}

Revision as of 11:30, 26 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation



Conjunction

  • We dey use am yarn more for person or someting.
  • Come see di man wey buy im car.  — (NSC_Tella_2021, 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, with the way our country is at the moment, we don't have anything anymore.)

Pronoun

  • 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.
  1. Me, wey be sey how much be my salary?  — (LAG_11_Adeniyi-Lifestory_MG__129, Me, how much money is my monthly income?)
  2. 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.