work

Naija

Alternative forms

• business 0.60 1243, exercise 0.55 178, training 0.52 353, job 0.51 866, collabo 0.51 173, serve 0.50 1925, everything 0.49 1297, struggle 0.49 300, congregation 0.49 886

Etymology

Borrowed from English work

Pronunciation

• wərk

Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 297
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 62
• Frequency in raw corpus: 6588
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 65

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Noun

work: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:921)

   Work.  — (WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__106, work)

   work.  — (NST_cleaned__38764, __no translation__)

2. det (frequency:561)

   Which work?  — (ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__113, Which work ?)

   I sabi di work.  — (ENU_21_Solomon-And-Kingsman_DG__142, I know the work.)

3. amod (frequency:187)

   Con work small work.  — (NST_cleaned__2092, __no translation__)

   I con get admin work.  — (WAZP_07_Imonirhua-Lifestory_MG__45, Then I got an administrative job.)

4. case (frequency:181)

   Minorities at work  — (bbc__67371, __no translation__)

   And some kind of work…  — (ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__133, And some kind of work ...)

5. nmod (frequency:169)

   Make we do God work .  — (jw__22918, __no translation__)

   Johnson, na God work.  — (deuber__1934, __no translation__)

6. dep (frequency:26)

   to teach am pedaling work...  — (NST_cleaned__33113, __no translation__)

   As in work wey be sey I go just do,  — (ABJ_GWA_13_Small-Jobs_DG__5, As in a work that I will just do.)

7. dep-det (frequency:25)

   Dem do the work God send dem,  — (jw__6588, __no translation__)

   To direct the work we dey do,  — (jw__37601, __no translation__)

8. conj (frequency:18)

   Work and behaviour  — (bbc__101229, __no translation__)

   Pipo wan work and something for make dia life.  — (bbc__102628, __no translation__)

9. cc (frequency:15)

   Dem no go dey do well for school or work.  — (jw__17435, __no translation__)

   Dough we know our former Governor, e dey talk too much, but e dey work,  — (BEN_03_Edo-State-Politics_M__25, Although as we knew our former Governor, he talked too much but he worked.)

10. advmod (frequency:15)

    Eh me ma never go dere work,  — (ENU_10_Genus-Investment_DG__21, Eh, myself, I have never been there to work.)

    So I just come here come work.  — (LAG_26_Selling-Drinks_DG__35, I just come here, to work.)

11. acl (frequency:14)

    I get work to do.  — (IBA_22_School-Children_DG__29, I have work to do.)

    We get work to do for Jehovah.  — (jw__39627, __no translation__)

12. obl:arg (frequency:14)

    Say work for Jehovah  — (jw__31860, __no translation__)

    Or you wan work for Lick Finger?  — (deuber__3558, __no translation__)

13. acl-det (frequency:13)

    You no get any work to do.  — (JOS_08_Girls-Wey-No-Sabi-Cook_M__51, You don't have any work to do.)

    We just take dat pedaling work.  — (BEN_09_Tailoring-Immunization_MG__29, We'll just take that pedalling work...)

14. amod-cc (frequency:4)

    Some people, na school, and professional work.  — (JOS_03_Red-Hair-Facebook_DG__145, Some people, it's schooling, and professional works.)

    Na dem INEC dey use do poll officers and oda kain work during election period.  — (bbc__31947, __no translation__)

15. cc-nmod (frequency:4)

    Na short time to rest between the wahala of planting and work of the harvesting month.  — (katakata__662, __no translation__)

    De no go use pikin take dey do begbeg, to dey follow people wey dey begbeg, ashawo, houseboy or house girl or ashawo work or any oder ting wey no dey follow law or dey do bad ting ;  — (hildrights__268, __no translation__)

16. obj (frequency:3)

    SHAMMI MEHRA By force work dey common for Asia Asia  — (bbc__86267, __no translation__)

    I dey, even aft~, e~, e~ even if I dey stay for Nigeria, I want work am, make I go abroad.  — (NST_cleaned__17515, __no translation__)

17. cc-det (frequency:3)

    Sey di work...  — (NST_cleaned__35432, __no translation__)

    Di judges' decision as to di eligibility of individual entrants or dia work will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.  — (bbc__35407, __no translation__)

18. cc-dep (frequency:2)

    di kain ting and work wey visitor, committee and voluntary visitor dem wey go visit approved workingplace dem go dey do wey dem show go be;  — (hildrights__1084, __no translation__)

    As e dey follow dis Act, e no get pikin wey e be sey de go force am do byforce work or work wey be sey e dey use person no con dey pay am as de suppose, or de go employ am make e work any work, except sey na im family member make e do work wey be farm work, gardener work, or house work wey no hard ;  — (hildrights__36, __no translation__)

Derived forms

• NGO work

1. Some business just close and even NGO work no come dey operate as before, she add.  — (bbc__6158, __no translation__)

   Sofia Abdi Noor don dey do NGO work for more than 20 years Kenya general election still dey get small tension for Presidential level but some people don dey make history;  — (bbc__90768, __no translation__)

• art work

1. AMSA YARO STUDIO Amsa Yaro dey use paper take do her art work.  — (bbc__10771, __no translation__)

   Di art work dem dey add mouth to stop violence against women and child marriage  — (bbc__33095, __no translation__)

• day work

1. Bara Kabaka Brown To teach native language no be one day work.  — (bbc__19061, __no translation__)

   Person close for work, e say make im waka jeje go di bus stop wey near am pass to wait for motor wey go carry am go home to go rest, so dat e go prepare for anoder day work.  — (deuber__5310, __no translation__)

• hand work

1. When you learn work, hand work,…  — (NST_cleaned__13967, __no translation__)

   all of us na your hand work.’— Isa.  — (jw__5710, __no translation__)

• home work

1. You no do your, you no do your home work well now.  — (IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__23, You didn't do your... you didn't do your home work well now.)

   Dat means, dat be sey you go con pay am for home work because na your house na im she go come do am for you.  — (LAG_01_Hairdressing_M__23, That means... that is to say you will pay her for home work, because it is at your house she will come to do it for you.)

• law work

1. Order Security people to make Benue anti-open grazing law work - Reps  — (bbc__79269, __no translation__)

   Order Security people to make Benue anti-open grazing law work - Reps We no like wetin dey happen – Herdsmen Fulani herdsmen na terrorists?  — (bbc__79270, __no translation__)

• leg work

1. Oga Ebelo say di operation na to know di kain leg work wey di pipo wey dey Nigeria dey epp di US-based suspects to do across di kontri.  — (bbc__76589, __no translation__)

   EFCC and FBI say dia investigation also target alleged fraudsters wey dey work for financial institutions like banks and also pipo wey epp di main yahoo-yahoo pipo with leg work and errands.  — (bbc__45889, __no translation__)

• sex work

1. E good to regulate sex work - Lawyer  — (bbc__2464, __no translation__)

   E good to regulate sex work - Human Rights Lawyer  — (bbc__2465, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• business 0.60 1243, exercise 0.55 178, training 0.52 353, job 0.51 866, collabo 0.51 173, serve 0.50 1925, everything 0.49 1297, struggle 0.49 300, congregation 0.49 886

Antonyms

• business 0.60 1243, exercise 0.55 178, training 0.52 353, job 0.51 866, collabo 0.51 173, serve 0.50 1925, everything 0.49 1297, struggle 0.49 300, congregation 0.49 886

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

work: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:77)

   Work  — (bbc__101228, __no translation__)

   How work?  — (ABJ_NOU_03_Open-University_DG__3, How is work ?)

2. aux (frequency:56)

   fit work  — (deuber__3270, __no translation__)

   Dey work.  — (IBA_37_Buhari-Returns_DG__41, Working.)

3. aux-mark (frequency:46)

   na person wey don work.  — (deuber__3174, __no translation__)

   Ehen eh person wey don work…  — (ONI_16_Thief_DG__34, Ehen, eh, someone who came to work...)

4. mark (frequency:45)

   Na gamble wey work.  — (bbc__3249, __no translation__)

   Evritin dey set up to work against you.  — (bbc__6365, __no translation__)

5. obl:arg (frequency:31)

   And we go work for you.  — (jw__1491, __no translation__)

   So you wan work for dere?  — (JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__49, So, you want to work there ?)

6. nsubj (frequency:19)

   Wetin you work?  — (ENU_25_Boss-And-Apprentice_DG__64, What did you do ?)

   How una dey, how work, how everyting?  — (ENU_28_World-Food-Day_M__34, How are you all ? How is work ? How is everything ?)

7. obl:mod (frequency:18)

   Work from house  — (bbc__101235, __no translation__)

   Go work like man.”  — (katakata__1140, __no translation__)

8. cc (frequency:10)

   Her moder go dey sweep, or her moder go dey work.  — (KAD_31_Girls-Education_M__18, Her mother will be sweeping or her mother will be working.)

   Leave dat thing wey you dey talk joh you, and work.  — (LAG_06_Easter-Preparation_DG__101, Forget about what you are saying, please. You and work !)

9. advcl (frequency:7)

   I wan work towards to dey get my own NGO.  — (KAN_01_Aishas-Lifestory_DG__32, I want to work towards having my own NGO.)

   Work as e dey go on for Airport Road as at Tuesday wen our tori pesin go dia  — (bbc__101230, __no translation__)

10. obj (frequency:6)

    work matter?  — (jw__48907, __no translation__)

    I tink sey you dey for, you dey, you dey work for Navy ne?  — (JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__28, I think that you are... you are... you work for the Navy, right ?)

11. advmod (frequency:6)

    Ev’rything we do go work well.  — (jw__10331, __no translation__)

    Other things wey e make still get law wey dey make dem work well together.  — (jw__39208, __no translation__)

12. aux-dep (frequency:6)

    But my God , e start dey work for dat, dat ma…  — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__115, But my God he started working for that... that ma...)

    I con say aha bath for wetin, she no bath con work before?  — (NST_cleaned__19421, __no translation__)

13. dep-mark (frequency:6)

    I go take my time for dis second term to search for those wey I know personally to work wit.  — (bbc__37, __no translation__)

    Truth be say, Macron fit don get small 'training' from di time im first come Nigeria for 2002, to work for inside di kontri.  — (bbc__95930, __no translation__)

14. mark-obj (frequency:4)

    De dey work for money instead of de to work name.  — (NST_cleaned__30215, __no translation__)

    De dey, uhn de dey employ people for work for Open University, wit Open University result,  — (ABJ_NOU_05_Patricias-Lifestory_M__44, They are... they are employing people at the Open University... with Open University certificates.)

15. cc-nsubj (frequency:4)

    Annette try am and e work.  — (jw__1606, __no translation__)

    At last, last, no be sey di girl no like am o, but di ting no work.  — (WAZK_13_On-Pidgin_DG__51, At last.. it's not that the girl didn't like him , but the thing didn't work.)

16. aux-obj (frequency:3)

    Con work small work.  — (NST_cleaned__2092, __no translation__)

    She explain say dem select these countries sake of dem dey work plus USAID den partners to overcome some of dema biggest challenges in healthcare den tins.  — (bbc__88632, __no translation__)

17. dep (frequency:2)

    E work.  — (bbc__45821, __no translation__)

    Di man work outside, go work inside too.  — (NST_cleaned__1693, __no translation__)

18. conj (frequency:2)

    work uh watch small  — (deuber__1135, __no translation__)

    I carry am put, e start o, e work o, but two day, I climb mountain, come down, di ting scatter again.  — (ENU_27_Mechanic-Guys_DG__164, I put it. It started. It worked, but after two days I climbed a hill, came down, the thing spoilt again.)

19. aux-conj (frequency:2)

    Con dey work, dey work, dey work, dey work o.  — (NST_cleaned__38956, __no translation__)

    He also add sat dem dey work and follow international health regulations to protect Nigerians.  — (bbc__55424, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• business 0.60 1243, exercise 0.55 178, training 0.52 353, job 0.51 866, collabo 0.51 173, serve 0.50 1925, everything 0.49 1297, struggle 0.49 300, congregation 0.49 886

Antonyms

• business 0.60 1243, exercise 0.55 178, training 0.52 353, job 0.51 866, collabo 0.51 173, serve 0.50 1925, everything 0.49 1297, struggle 0.49 300, congregation 0.49 886

Translations

• English: no definition