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==Naija== | ==Naija== | ||
| + | ===Alternative form=== | ||
| + | * [[yama yama]], [[nyamanyama]] | ||
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From: Yoruba ''yámāyàmā'' (rubbish) | From: Yoruba ''yámāyàmā'' (rubbish) | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * jàmàjámá |
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng- | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yamayama.f.ogg</sm2> |
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng- | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yamayama.m.ogg</sm2> |
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| + | ===Noun=== | ||
| + | #Dirty and rubbish . | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| '''Yamayama''' dey full ground anytime rain fall. |(The road is always filled with dirt whenever it rains.)}} | ||
| + | # Sey person dey misbehave. | ||
| + | #:* {{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. |(Children behave inappropriately when they are not disciplined.)}} | ||
| + | ====Synonym==== | ||
| + | *[[ dirty]] | ||
| + | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * English: ''Rubbish'' | ||
===Adjective=== | ===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.)}} | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| To dey put leg inside '''yamayama''' water dey fear me.|( | ||
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====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