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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?)}} | ||
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English: ''word'' | English: ''word'' | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
* Make person follow person talk. | * Make person follow person talk. | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 17 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: word
Pronunciation
wɔ̂d
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
Translation
English: converse, reply