| mi | pronom | I | Mi dey here now. I am here now. |
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| yu | pronom | you | Yu be my friend. You are my friend. |
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| im | pronom | he | Im tall well well. He is very tall. |
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| im | pronom | she | Im dey inside room. She is in the room. |
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| wi | pronom | we | Wi don ready today. We are ready today. |
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| dem | pronom | they | Dem dey live near us. They live near us. |
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| wetin | pronom | what | Wetin yu want now? What do you want now? |
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| where | adverbe | where | Where my book dey? Where is my book? |
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| when | adverbe | when | When yu go come? When will you come? |
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| who | pronom | who | Who dey for door? Who is at the door? |
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| why | adverbe | why | Why yu sad? Why are you sad? |
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| how | adverbe | how | How yu take know? How do you know? |
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| dey | verbe | to be | Dem dey for house. They are at home. |
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| get | verbe | to have | Mi get two books. I have two books. |
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| do | verbe | to do | Wi dey do our work everyday. We do our work daily. |
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| go | verbe | to go | Mi dey go school early. I go to school early. |
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| come | verbe | to come | Abeg come here now. Please come here now. |
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| see | verbe | to see | Mi see the bird outside. I see the bird outside. |
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| know | verbe | to know | Mi know your name. I know your name. |
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| think | verbe | to think | Mi dey think about am often. I think about it often. |
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| want | verbe | to want | Dem want more water. They want more water. |
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| need | verbe | to need | Wi need more time. We need more time. |
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| make | verbe | to make | Im dey make good food. She makes good food. |
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| take | verbe | to take | Take the bag go inside. Take the bag inside. |
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| give | verbe | to give | Give me small water. Give me some water. |
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| tok | verbe | to say | Im tok the truth. He said the truth. |
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| tell | verbe | to tell | Tell me your story. Tell me your story. |
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| ask | verbe | to ask | Ask the teacher now. Ask the teacher now. |
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| find | verbe | to find | Mi find my keys. I found my keys. |
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| look | verbe | to look | Look the sky. Look at the sky. |
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| use | verbe | to use | Use this chair well. Use this chair well. |
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| work | verbe | to work | Dem dey work every morning. They work every morning. |
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| chop | verbe | to eat | Wi go chop rice tonight. We eat rice tonight. |
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| drink | verbe | to drink | Drink some clean water. Drink some clean water. |
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| sleep | verbe | to sleep | The child dey sleep early. The child sleeps early. |
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| waka | verbe | to walk | Mi dey waka go work everyday. I walk to work daily. |
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| run | verbe | to run | The boy dey run fast. The boy runs fast. |
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| read | verbe | to read | Im dey read this book. She reads this book. |
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| write | verbe | to write | Write your name here. Write your name here. |
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| speak | verbe | to speak | Dem dey speak loud outside. They speak loudly outside. |
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| listen | verbe | to listen | Listen to me well. Listen to me well. |
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| hear | verbe | to hear | Mi hear strange sounds. I hear strange sounds. |
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| buy | verbe | to buy | Wi buy fresh bread. We buy fresh bread. |
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| sell | verbe | to sell | Dem dey sell fish here. They sell fish here. |
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| pay | verbe | to pay | Pay the money now. Pay the money now. |
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| help | verbe | to help | Abeg help your mama. Please help your mother. |
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| love | verbe | to love | Mi love my family. I love my family. |
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| live | verbe | to live | Dem dey live for Lagos. They live in Lagos. |
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| die | verbe | to die | Plants dey die without water. Plants die without water. |
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| learn | verbe | to learn | Children dey learn fast well well. Children learn very fast. |
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| teach | verbe | to teach | Dem dey teach us English. They teach us English. |
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| open | verbe | to open | Open the door small small. Open the door slowly. |
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| close | verbe | to close | Close the window now. Close the window now. |
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| pesin | nom | person | That pesin kind. That person is kind. |
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| man | nom | man | The man strong. The man is strong. |
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| woman | nom | woman | The woman happy. The woman is happy. |
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| pikin | nom | child | The pikin dey sleep. The child is sleeping. |
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| boy | nom | boy | The boy dey run outside. The boy runs outside. |
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| girl | nom | girl | The girl dey read. The girl is reading. |
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| family | nom | family | My family big. My family is big. |
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| mama | nom | mother | My mama dey here. My mother is here. |
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| papa | nom | father | Im papa dey work hard. His father works hard. |
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| friend | nom | friend | Im be my friend. She is my friend. |
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| house | nom | house | Their house new. Their house is new. |
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| house | nom | home | Mi dey go house. I am going home. |
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| school | nom | school | The school dey near. The school is nearby. |
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| city | nom | city | This city busy. This city is busy. |
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| country | nom | country | Our country big. Our country is large. |
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| world | nom | world | The world dey change. The world is changing. |
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| street | nom | street | The street quiet. The street is quiet. |
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| room | nom | room | The room clean. The room is clean. |
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| time | nom | time | Time dey go fast well well. Time goes very fast. |
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| day | nom | day | Today na good day. Today is a good day. |
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| night | nom | night | The night cold. The night is cold. |
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| morning | nom | morning | This morning bright. This morning is bright. |
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| evening | nom | evening | The evening calm. The evening is calm. |
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| week | nom | week | This week busy. This week is busy. |
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| month | nom | month | Next month go better. Next month will be better. |
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| year | nom | year | This year important. This year is important. |
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| today | adverbe | today | Mi free today. I am free today. |
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| tomorrow | adverbe | tomorrow | Wi go travel tomorrow. We will travel tomorrow. |
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| yesterday | adverbe | yesterday | Im come yesterday morning. He came yesterday morning. |
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| now | adverbe | now | Come meet me now. Come to me now. |
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| sun | nom | sun | The sun hot. The sun is hot. |
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| moon | nom | moon | The moon bright tonight. The moon is bright tonight. |
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| star | nom | star | Mi see one star. I see one star. |
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| sky | nom | sky | The sky blue. The sky is blue. |
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| fire | nom | fire | The fire hot. The fire is hot. |
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| water | nom | water | The water clean. The water is clean. |
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| rain | nom | rain | The rain heavy. The rain is heavy. |
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| wind | nom | wind | The wind strong. The wind is strong. |
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| tree | nom | tree | That tree tall. That tree is tall. |
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| flower | nom | flower | This flower fine. This flower is beautiful. |
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| mountain | nom | mountain | The mountain high. The mountain is high. |
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| river | nom | river | The river wide. The river is wide. |
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| sea | nom | sea | The sea calm. The sea is calm. |
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| food | nom | food | The food don ready. The food is ready. |
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| bread | nom | bread | Mi buy fresh bread. I bought fresh bread. |
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| rice | nom | rice | The rice sweet. The rice tastes good. |
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| meat | nom | meat | The meat soft. The meat is soft. |
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| fish | nom | fish | Wi cook fish tonight. We cooked fish tonight. |
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| egg | nom | egg | The egg break. The egg is broken. |
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| milk | nom | milk | The baby dey drink milk. The baby drinks milk. |
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| fruit | nom | fruit | This fruit sweet. This fruit is sweet. |
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| tea | nom | tea | My tea hot. My tea is hot. |
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| coffee | nom | coffee | The coffee smell good. The coffee smells good. |
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| head | nom | head | My head dey pain me today. My head hurts today. |
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| eye | nom | eye | Im eye bright. Her eyes are bright. |
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| ear | nom | ear | My ear dey pain me bad. My ear hurts badly. |
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| mouth | nom | mouth | Open your mouth well. Open your mouth wide. |
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| nose | nom | nose | My nose block. My nose is blocked. |
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| hand | nom | hand | Wash your hand now. Wash your hands now. |
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| leg | nom | foot | My leg cold. My foot is cold. |
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| heart | nom | heart | Im heart strong. Her heart is strong. |
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| name | nom | name | Wetin be your name? What is your name? |
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| book | nom | book | This book new. This book is new. |
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| word | nom | word | That word common. That word is common. |
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| language | nom | language | Language dey join many people. Language connects many people. |
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| money | nom | money | Mi need more money. I need more money. |
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| work | nom | work | My work hard. My work is hard. |
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| love | nom | love | Love strong well well. Love is very powerful. |
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| music | nom | music | The music loud. The music is loud. |
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| story | nom | story | Im story true. Her story is true. |
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| way | nom | way | This way easy pass. This way is easier. |
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| tin | nom | thing | That tin na my own. That thing is mine. |
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| life | nom | life | Life no easy. Life is not easy. |
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| door | nom | door | The door open. The door is open. |
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| table | nom | table | The table clean. The table is clean. |
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| chair | nom | chair | This chair don break. This chair is broken. |
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| motor | nom | car | The motor fast. The car is fast. |
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| good | adjectif | good | This food good. This food is good. |
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| bad | adjectif | bad | That smell bad. That smell is bad. |
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| big | adjectif | big | Their house big. Their house is big. |
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| small | adjectif | small | The bag small. The bag is small. |
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| new | adjectif | new | Mi buy new shoes. I bought new shoes. |
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| old | adjectif | old | That book old. That book is old. |
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| long | adjectif | long | This road long. This road is long. |
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| short | adjectif | short | The dress short. The dress is short. |
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| high | adjectif | high | The wall high. The wall is high. |
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| low | adjectif | low | The roof low. The roof is low. |
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| hot | adjectif | hot | The soup hot. The soup is hot. |
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| cold | adjectif | cold | The water cold. The water is cold. |
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| happy | adjectif | happy | Im happy today. She feels happy today. |
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| sad | adjectif | sad | The boy look sad. The boy looks sad. |
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| fine | adjectif | beautiful | The girl fine. The girl is beautiful. |
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| easy | adjectif | easy | This work easy. This work is easy. |
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| hard | adjectif | hard | This question hard. This question is hard. |
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| fast | adjectif | fast | That motor fast. That car is fast. |
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| slow | adjectif | slow | The old man dey waka slow. The old man walks slow. |
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| correct | adjectif | right | Your answer correct. Your answer is right. |
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| wrong | adjectif | wrong | That answer wrong. That answer is wrong. |
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| important | adjectif | important | This meeting important. This meeting is important. |
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| true | adjectif | true | Im story true. Her story is true. |
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| full | adjectif | full | The cup full. The cup is full. |
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| empty | adjectif | empty | The bottle empty. The bottle is empty. |
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| young | adjectif | young | Im still young. She is still young. |
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| strong | adjectif | strong | That man strong. That man is strong. |
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| weak | adjectif | weak | Mi weak today. I feel weak today. |
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| red | adjectif | red | The flower red. The flower is red. |
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| blue | adjectif | blue | The sky blue. The sky is blue. |
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| green | adjectif | green | The leaves green. The leaves are green. |
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| yellow | adjectif | yellow | The fruit yellow. The fruit is yellow. |
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| black | adjectif | black | The bag black. The bag is black. |
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| white | adjectif | white | Im dress white. Her dress is white. |
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| yes | interjection | yes | Yes, mi understand now. Yes, I understand now. |
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| no | interjection | no | No, mi no fit come. No, I cannot come. |
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| no | adverbe | not | Mi no ready. I am not ready. |
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| and | conjonction | and | Rice and fish don ready. Rice and fish are ready. |
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| or | conjonction | or | Tea or coffee fine. Tea or coffee is fine. |
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| but | conjonction | but | Mi try, but mi fail. I tried, but failed. |
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| if | conjonction | if | If yu come, call me. If you come, call me. |
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| because | conjonction | because | Mi stay because rain fall. I stayed because it rained. |
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| with | préposition | with | Mi come with my friend. I came with my friend. |
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| without | préposition | without | Im comot without money. He left without money. |
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| for | préposition | for | This gift na for yu. This gift is for you. |
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| from | préposition | from | Im come from Kano. She came from Kano. |
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| go | préposition | to | Wi go market. We went to market. |
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