Difference between revisions of "yabis"
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* Wetin de dey do wey be sey dey go dey talk wetin go make people laugh anoder person. | * Wetin de dey do wey be sey dey go dey talk wetin go make people laugh anoder person. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|Na [[yabis]] dem two dey since morning.| | + | :* {{ux|dv|Na [[yabis]] dem two dey since morning.|(They have been poking jokes at each other all day.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|'''Yabis''' dey pain person o, especially if di people wey dey yab you know you reach house. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Yabis''' dey pain person o, especially if di people wey dey yab you know you reach house. |(Teasing can hurt especially if it is from childhood friends.)}} |
====Related form==== | ====Related form==== | ||
* [[yab]] | * [[yab]] | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
* English: ''jest, tease'' | * English: ''jest, tease'' | ||
Latest revision as of 20:46, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Unkown
Pronunciation
- yàbîs
Noun
- Wetin de dey do wey be sey dey go dey talk wetin go make people laugh anoder person.
- Na yabis dem two dey since morning. — (They have been poking jokes at each other all day.)
- Yabis dey pain person o, especially if di people wey dey yab you know you reach house. — (Teasing can hurt especially if it is from childhood friends.)
Related form
Translation
- English: jest, tease