Difference between revisions of "word"

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* Wetin person dey talk for mouth
 
* Wetin person dey talk for mouth
 
:* {{ux|dv| Which kind '''word''' you tell am wey make am dey cry since morning? |(NSC_2021, What did you say to him that has been making him cry since morning?)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| Which kind '''word''' you tell am wey make am dey cry since morning? |(NSC_2021, What did you say to him that has been making him cry since morning?)}}
:* {{ux|dv| Which kind yeye '''word''' be dat? Wetin you mean by [[jonse]]? How you go say your papa dey [[jonse]]. |(NSC_2021, What sort of a careless statement is that? What do you mean by misbehave? How will you say your father is misbehaving.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Which kind yeye '''word''' be dat? Wetin you mean by [[jonse]]? How you go say your papa dey [[jonse]]. |(NSC_2021, What sort of a careless statement is that? What do you mean by misbehave? How will you say your father is misbehaving?)}}
 
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English: ''word''
 
English: ''word''

Revision as of 05:56, 26 December 2022

Naija

Etymology

From English: word

Pronunciation

wɔ̂d

Play Play

Noun

  • Wetin person dey talk for mouth
  • Which kind word you tell am wey make am dey cry since morning?  — (NSC_2021, What did you say to him that has been making him cry since morning?)
  • Which kind yeye word be dat? Wetin you mean by jonse? How you go say your papa dey jonse.  — (NSC_2021, What sort of a careless statement is that? What do you mean by misbehave? How will you say your father is misbehaving?)

Translation

English: word

Verb

  • Make person follow person talk.
  • If I see christian, if I see babalawo, I go follow am word.  — (IBA_07_Na-Love_DG__141, If I see a Christain, if I see a Babalawo, I will talk to him.)
  • No be everybody you go fit follow word. If some people dey talk just keep dem quiet.  — (NSC_2021, You don't have to reply everyone. You should ignore some people.)

Related forms

wording,

Translation

English: converse, reply