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# Woman wey person [[marry]]. | # Woman wey person [[marry]]. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Oga '''wife''' dey come visit am every afternoon for work. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Oga '''wife''' dey come visit am every afternoon for work. |(My boss' wife comes to visit him every afternoon at work.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| All my mate don born, na only me still dey find wife to marry. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| All my mate don born, na only me still dey find wife to marry. |(All my mates have given birth, I am the only one who is yet to have a wife to marry.)}} |
# People wey dey play ball wey be sey e get anoder team wey dey always dey win dem. | # People wey dey play ball wey be sey e get anoder team wey dey always dey win dem. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| E no get how una street go take win us, una be our '''wife'''. As e don be na so e go dey be. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| E no get how una street go take win us, una be our '''wife'''. As e don be na so e go dey be. |(There is no way your street team will win us, you'll always lose to us. As it has always been, that's how it'll continue.)}} |
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
* [[woman]], [[bride]] | * [[woman]], [[bride]] | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
- From: English wife
Pronunciation
- waɪ̑f
Noun
- Woman wey person marry.
- Oga wife dey come visit am every afternoon for work. — (My boss' wife comes to visit him every afternoon at work.)
- All my mate don born, na only me still dey find wife to marry. — (All my mates have given birth, I am the only one who is yet to have a wife to marry.)
- People wey dey play ball wey be sey e get anoder team wey dey always dey win dem.
- E no get how una street go take win us, una be our wife. As e don be na so e go dey be. — (There is no way your street team will win us, you'll always lose to us. As it has always been, that's how it'll continue.)
Synonym
Antonym
Translation
- English: wife