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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-yankee.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yankee.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-yankee.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yankee.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Any small chance wey I get, na '''yankee''' I dey enter.|( NSC_2021, Any oppourtunity I get, I'm leaving this country.)}} | |
| − | + | * Dis na anoder way wey people dey call America. | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dat guy don tear go '''Yankee''' o. | (NSC_Emeka_2020, That guy has gone to America.)}} | |
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv| Some people dey argue sey [[Jand]] make sense pass '''Yankee''', bro Shola wey never see tire of plane dey raise voice dey jump. |(NSC_2021, Some people are arguing that England is better than America and Shola who hasn't travelled anywhere is getting animated in the conversation.)}} | |
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* [[ jand ]], [[ away ]] | * [[ jand ]], [[ away ]] | ||
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| − | * English: abroad | + | * English: ''abroad'' |
Revision as of 15:03, 22 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: yankee
Pronunciation
- jànkí
Noun
yankee: abroad -- Definition in Naija?
- Any small chance wey I get, na yankee I dey enter. — ( NSC_2021, Any oppourtunity I get, I'm leaving this country.)
- Dis na anoder way wey people dey call America.
- Dat guy don tear go Yankee o. — (NSC_Emeka_2020, That guy has gone to America.)
- Some people dey argue sey Jand make sense pass Yankee, bro Shola wey never see tire of plane dey raise voice dey jump. — (NSC_2021, Some people are arguing that England is better than America and Shola who hasn't travelled anywhere is getting animated in the conversation.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: abroad