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* [[yama yama]], [[nyamanyama]] | * [[yama yama]], [[nyamanyama]] | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
#Dirty and rubbish . | #Dirty and rubbish . | ||
− | #:* {{ux|dv| '''Yamayama''' dey full ground anytime rain fall. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| '''Yamayama''' dey full ground anytime rain fall. |(The road is always filled with dirt whenever it rains.)}} |
# Sey person dey misbehave. | # Sey person dey misbehave. | ||
− | #:* {{ux|dv| Some women dey do '''yamayama''' before dem marry.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Some women dey do '''yamayama''' before dem marry.|(Some women misbehave before they get married.)}} |
− | :* {{ux|dv| Children dey do '''yamayama''' if dey no dey beat them. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Children dey do '''yamayama''' if dey no dey beat them. |(Children behave inappropriately when they are not disciplined.)}} |
+ | ====Synonym==== | ||
+ | *[[ dirty]] | ||
+ | ====Translation==== | ||
+ | * English: ''Rubbish'' | ||
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+ | ===Adjective=== | ||
+ | * Dirty and rubbish. | ||
+ | :* {{ux|dv| To dey put leg inside '''yamayama''' water dey fear me.|(I get scared of putting my legs into dirty water.)}} | ||
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
*[[ dirty]] | *[[ dirty]] | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
* English: ''Rubbish'' | * English: ''Rubbish'' |
Latest revision as of 20:49, 5 June 2023
Naija
Alternative form
Etymology
From: Yoruba yámāyàmā (rubbish)
Pronunciation
- jàmàjámá
Noun
- Dirty and rubbish .
- Yamayama dey full ground anytime rain fall. — (The road is always filled with dirt whenever it rains.)
- Sey person dey misbehave.
- Some women dey do yamayama before dem marry. — (Some women misbehave before they get married.)
- Children dey do yamayama if dey no dey beat them. — (Children behave inappropriately when they are not disciplined.)
Synonym
Translation
- English: Rubbish
Adjective
- Dirty and rubbish.
- To dey put leg inside yamayama water dey fear me. — (I get scared of putting my legs into dirty water.)
Synonym
Translation
- English: Rubbish