Difference between revisions of "where"
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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
+ | ===Alternative Forms=== | ||
+ | [[wia]] | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From: English ''where'' | From: English ''where'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
− | * | + | * wjɛ̂ |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-where.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-where.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-where.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-where.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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# Word wey we fit use to [[yarn]] about di place someting or person dey. | # Word wey we fit use to [[yarn]] about di place someting or person dey. | ||
#:* {{ux|dv| Stand '''where''' you dey! |(deuber__5703, Stand where you are!)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Stand '''where''' you dey! |(deuber__5703, Stand where you are!)}} | ||
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#:* {{ux|dv| Ah I no con know '''where''' to start! |(ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__24, Ah, I didn't even know where to start!)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Ah I no con know '''where''' to start! |(ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__24, Ah, I didn't even know where to start!)}} | ||
# Word wey dey use talk about place. | # Word wey dey use talk about place. | ||
#:* {{ux|dv| Dem no go see '''where''' to chop again.|(deuber__5789,They will find no place to eat again.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Dem no go see '''where''' to chop again.|(deuber__5789,They will find no place to eat again.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|The other thing wey we need, na '''where''' to put head. |(jw__35564, Another thing we need, is a place to lay our heads.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|The other thing wey we need, na '''where''' to put head. |(jw__35564, Another thing we need, is a place to lay our heads.)}} | ||
− | # Word wey de dey use take ask question. | + | # Word wey de dey use take ask question about di place someting or person dey. |
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Where''' the lie lie and fear dey come from? |(jw__39893, Where is the lie and fear coming from?)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Where''' the lie lie and fear dey come from? |(jw__39893, Where is the lie and fear coming from?)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|'''Where''' she comot from? |(KAD_22_Chatting-At-The-Restaurant_DG__7, Where is she from?)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Where''' she comot from? |(KAD_22_Chatting-At-The-Restaurant_DG__7, Where is she from?)}} | ||
− | #:* {{ux|dv|'''where''' dem | + | #:* {{ux|dv|'''where''' dem?|(deuber__2536, Where are they?)}} |
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''where'' | * English: ''where'' |
Latest revision as of 22:34, 9 March 2024
Naija
Alternative Forms
Etymology
From: English where
Pronunciation
- wjɛ̂
Adverb
- Word wey we fit use to yarn about di place someting or person dey.
- Stand where you dey! — (deuber__5703, Stand where you are!)
- Ah I no con know where to start! — (ENU_09_Angry-Neighbours_MG__24, Ah, I didn't even know where to start!)
- Word wey dey use talk about place.
- Dem no go see where to chop again. — (deuber__5789,They will find no place to eat again.)
- The other thing wey we need, na where to put head. — (jw__35564, Another thing we need, is a place to lay our heads.)
- Word wey de dey use take ask question about di place someting or person dey.
- Where the lie lie and fear dey come from? — (jw__39893, Where is the lie and fear coming from?)
- Where she comot from? — (KAD_22_Chatting-At-The-Restaurant_DG__7, Where is she from?)
- where dem? — (deuber__2536, Where are they?)
Translations
- English: where