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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* campaigns 0.68 41, wuru-wuru 0.68 57, supplementary 0.67 41, mago-mago 0.65 92, observers 0.65 34, calculation 0.64 23, intimidation 0.64 27, mago 0.63 62, collation 0.63 78
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* [[wuru-wuru]], [[wuru wuru]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English ?
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From: ''unknown''
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* wùrùwúrú
 
* wùrùwúrú
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-wuruwuru.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-wuruwuru.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 43
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3485
 
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
  
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===Noun===
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* Make person [[doings]] no pure.
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:* {{ux|dv| Dat mean say di '''wuruwuru''' go continue. |(bbc__62589, It means the deception will continue.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Wuruwuru''' no dey ever pay. |(Deception never pays anyone.)}}
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* Make person dey deceive anoder person.
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:* {{ux|dv| Im voice fear man as e come do '''wuruwuru''' like thunder for inside darkness. |(katakata__1022, He scared the people by pretending there was real thunder rumbling in the dark.)}}
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====Translation====
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* English: ''deception
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
wuruwuru: cunning, not straight forward -- Definition in Naija?
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* Sey person ways no dey straightforward. 
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Im papa na '''wuruwuru''' man o.|(Egbokhare_2020. His father is dubious.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Wuruwuru''' and magomago ways full everywhere for dis world. |(Insincerity is everywhere.)}}
# Egbokhare
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:* {{ux|dv|Di love wey he dey show her na'''wuruwuru''' love but she never still know. |(His love is deceptive but she is yet to know.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|im papa na '''wuruwuru''' man o|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
====Synonymes====
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====Synonyms====
* campaigns 0.68 41, wuru-wuru 0.68 57, supplementary 0.67 41, mago-mago 0.65 92, observers 0.65 34, calculation 0.64 23, intimidation 0.64 27, mago 0.63 62, collation 0.63 78
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* [[magomago]], [[lie lie]],
  
====Antonymes====
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====Antonyms====
* campaigns 0.68 41, wuru-wuru 0.68 57, supplementary 0.67 41, mago-mago 0.65 92, observers 0.65 34, calculation 0.64 23, intimidation 0.64 27, mago 0.63 62, collation 0.63 78
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* [[truetrue]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: cunning, not straight forward
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* English: ''dubious ways''

Latest revision as of 20:45, 5 June 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • wùrùwúrú

Play Play

Noun

  • Dat mean say di wuruwuru go continue.  — (bbc__62589, It means the deception will continue.)
  • Wuruwuru no dey ever pay.  — (Deception never pays anyone.)
  • Make person dey deceive anoder person.
  • Im voice fear man as e come do wuruwuru like thunder for inside darkness.  — (katakata__1022, He scared the people by pretending there was real thunder rumbling in the dark.)

Translation

  • English: deception

Adjective

  • Sey person ways no dey straightforward.
  • Im papa na wuruwuru man o.  — (Egbokhare_2020. His father is dubious.)
  • Wuruwuru and magomago ways full everywhere for dis world.  — (Insincerity is everywhere.)
  • Di love wey he dey show her nawuruwuru love but she never still know.  — (His love is deceptive but she is yet to know.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: dubious ways