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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | + | #Oyinbo country. | |
| − | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Any small chance wey I get, na '''yankee''' I dey enter.|(Any opportunity I get, I'm traveling abroad.)}} | |
| − | + | # Anoder way wey people dey call America. | |
| − | # | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dat guy don tear go '''Yankee''' o. | (That guy has gone to America.)}} |
| − | #: {{ux|dv|Any small chance wey I get, na '''yankee''' I dey enter.| | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Some people dey argue sey [[jand]] make sense pass '''Yankee''', bro Shola wey never see tyre of plane dey raise voice dey jump. |(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 ]] | |
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: abroad | + | * English: ''abroad, America'' |
Latest revision as of 20:54, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From English: yankee
Pronunciation
- jànkí
Noun
- Oyinbo country.
- Any small chance wey I get, na yankee I dey enter. — (Any opportunity I get, I'm traveling abroad.)
- Anoder way wey people dey call America.
- Dat guy don tear go Yankee o. — (That guy has gone to America.)
- Some people dey argue sey jand make sense pass Yankee, bro Shola wey never see tyre of plane dey raise voice dey jump. — (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, America