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Universal Dependencies - Naija - NSC

Language	Naija
Project	NSC
Corpus Part	dev
Annotation	Caron, Bernard; Strickland, Emmett; Courtin, Marine; Gerdes, Kim; Guillaume, Bruno; Kahane, Sylvain; Ajede, Chika Kennedy; Onwuegbuzia, Emeka; Tella, Samson

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[1] tree

~~ehm # di time wey I dey with { my moder |c my fader } for village < # after I con grow ( I con dey like eight years //) < # my grand moder con come visit us //~~

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ehm # di time wey I dey with { my moder |c my fader } for village < # after I con grow ( I con dey like eight years ) < # my grand moder con come visit us

Uh... one time I was with my mom and dad in the village, after I was grown (I was like eight), and my grandmother came to visit us.

[2] tree

~~# sey e wan carry me go meh e go train me //~~

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# sey e wan carry me go meh e go train me

She wanted to take me to go and train me.

[3] tree

~~# because for my fader village sef < # na only { farm |r farm |r farm } >+ we dey go //~~

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# because for my fader village sef < # na only { farm |r farm |r farm } >+ we dey go

Because at my dad's, we could only go to the farm.

[4] tree

~~# dat time sef < I dey small |c and I sabi do farm { well |r well } //~~

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# dat time sef < I dey small |c and I sabi do farm { well |r well }

At the time, I was small and could farm really well.

[5] tree

~~# my grand moder { say dis farm || # say dis farm } no go good for me //~~

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# my grand moder { say dis farm || # say dis farm } no go good for me

My grandmother said this farm, this farm work was no good for me.

[6] tree

~~# meh me a go for school first //~~

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# meh me a go for school first

That I should go to school first.

[7] tree

~~# con go my grand { f~ || # moder } place //~~

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# con go my grand { f~ || # moder } place

So I went to my grandf-... grandmother's.

[8] tree

~~# I dey dere o //= I school o //= setay four years //~~

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# I dey dere o = I school o = setay four years

I was schooled there for four years.

[9] tree

~~# after dat four years now < my moder con say # [ di work alone # don dey too much for am ] //~~

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# after dat four years now < my moder con say # [ di work alone # don dey too much for am ]

After those four years, my mom said the work had become too much for her to do alone.

[10] tree

~~make me I con help am for some times first //~~

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make me I con help am for some times first

That I should come help her for a while.

[11] tree

~~# I con dey dere //= con dey help am //~~

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# I con dey dere = con dey help am

I was there, helping her.

[12] tree

~~dey farm //= dey farm //~~

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dey farm = dey farm

I kept farming.

[13] tree

~~# I farm almost five years //~~

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# I farm almost five years

I farmed for almost five years.

[14] tree

~~# I no go back to school again //~~

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# I no go back to school again

I didn't go back to school.

[15] tree

~~# I con dey o //~~

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# I con dey o

I stayed there

[16] tree

~~ah to see money # to buy tins self < # you no go see money //~~

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ah to see money # to buy tins self < # you no go see money

Ha! Even for money to buy things, you won't see any money.

[17] tree

~~but any small tin weh you do < you go quick get money //~~

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but any small tin weh you do < you go quick get money

For any little thing you do, though, you will make money quick.

[18] tree

~~but to see am do < # na im >+ con dey hard //~~

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but to see am do < # na im >+ con dey hard

Finding something to do, that was the hard part.

[19] tree

~~# sotay we come plenty o //~~

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# sotay we come plenty o

Until there were a lot of us.

[20] tree

~~{ me |c and my friend } < we con dey do # work for people together //~~

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{ me |c and my friend } < we con dey do # work for people together

So my friend and I, we started to work together for people.

[21] tree

~~# den < ending of di year < # de go con dey pay us # our money //~~

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# den < ending of di year < # de go con dey pay us # our money

Then, at the end of the year, they would come give us our money.

[22] tree

~~we go use am //= go buy { cloth |c wetin we wan } //~~

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we go use am = go buy { cloth |c wetin we wan }

We would use it to buy clothes, anything we wanted.

[23] tree

~~# dey use am //= dey take care of ourself //~~

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# dey use am = dey take care of ourself

We used it to take care of ourselves.

[24] tree

~~# we con do waye work again //= we con get di money //= we con share our money together //~~

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# we con do waye work again = we con get di money = we con share our money together

Then we did 'waye' work again, we got the money and shared it

[25] tree

~~# all of us say [ we wan go school //] //~~

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# all of us say [ we wan go school ]

All of us said we wanted to go to school.

[26] tree

~~# we wan go back to school //~~

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# we wan go back to school

We wanted to go back to school.

[27] tree

~~# so I con go school o //= con reach # two thousand and eight //~~

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# so I con go school o = con reach # two thousand and eight

So, then I went to school until two thousand and eight.

[28] tree

~~# I con finish primary school dere //~~

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# I con finish primary school dere

Then I finished primary school there.

[29] tree

~~# I tell my fader sey [ toh # me I wan go city # mah go see how di school be ] //~~

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# I tell my fader sey [ toh # me I wan go city # mah go see how di school be ]

I told my father, well, I want to go to the city to go see how the school is.

[30] tree

~~# sey me I don tire for village school //~~

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# sey me I don tire for village school

That I was tired of school in the village.

[31] tree

~~# my fader say [ okay im go find money # wey im go go register me # anywhere weh me I wan go # start secondary school ] //~~

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# my fader say [ okay im go find money # wey im go go register me # anywhere weh me I wan go # start secondary school ]

My father said okay, he will get money to register me anywhere I want to go to start secondary school.

[32] tree

~~# I say okay //~~

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# I say okay

I said okay.

[33] tree

~~na so >+ we con do o //~~

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na so >+ we con do o

That's what we did.

[34] tree

~~my fader say [ after { December |c # January } time < before im go go register me ] //~~

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my fader say [ after { December |c # January } time < before im go go register me ]

My father said it wouldn't be until after December, around January, that he would get me registered.

[35] tree

~~# so dat # moment < # na im >+ my uncle con come from Abuja //~~

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# so dat # moment < # na im >+ my uncle con come from Abuja

So, right then, that my uncle came from Abuja.

[36] tree

~~# con do one building for one of our # uncle like dat //~~

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# con do one building for one of our # uncle like dat

He came to construct a building for one of our uncles.

[37] tree

~~# e con come //~~

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# e con come

He then came.

[38] tree

~~e say [ if im dey go < sey meh me I dey ready |c sey im go carry me go Abuja ] //~~

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e say [ if im dey go < sey meh me I dey ready |c sey im go carry me go Abuja ]

When he was leaving he said I should be ready for him to take me to Abuja.

[39] tree

~~# I con say okay //~~

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# I con say okay

I said 'alright.'

[40] tree

~~# eh you wan carry me go Abuja ?//~~

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# eh you wan carry me go Abuja ?

'Do you want to take me to Abuja?'

[41] tree

~~e say eh //~~

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e say eh

He said 'yes.'

[42] tree

~~I say [ toh but uncle < I wan go school o //] //~~

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I say [ toh but uncle < I wan go school o ]

I said 'okay, but uncle, I want to go to school.'

[43] tree

~~# e say [ meh me I no worry ] //~~

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# e say [ meh me I no worry ]

He told me not to worry.

[44] tree

~~sey if e carry me go dere < me I go go school //~~

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sey if e carry me go dere < me I go go school

If he takes me, I'll go to school.

[45] tree

~~# naim I say okay now //~~

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# naim I say okay now

So I said okay.

[46] tree

~~# con dey o reach di day weh wan go //~~

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# con dey o reach di day weh wan go

The time came when we wanted to leave.

[47] tree

~~# two of us con enter motor come Abuja //~~

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# two of us con enter motor come Abuja

So the two of us got on the bus for Abuja.

[48] tree

~~# as con come Abuja < I con dey //~~

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# as con come Abuja < I con dey

When I got to Abuja, I stayed there.

[49] tree

~~# dat time self < { I no || # I no } sabi speak English like dat but I dey manage //~~

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# dat time self < { I no || # I no } sabi speak English like dat but I dey manage

At that time, I couldn't... I couldn't speak English fluently but I was getting by.

[50] tree

~~# so my uncle con come //~~

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# so my uncle con come

So, then my uncle came.

[51] tree

~~I con dey like one month //~~

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I con dey like one month

I was there for like a month.

[52] tree

~~I con sabi # dey speak //~~

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I con sabi # dey speak

Now I could speak.

[53] tree

~~# naim my uncle say [ meh we go school //] //~~

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# naim my uncle say [ meh we go school ]

Then my uncle said we should go to school.

[54] tree

~~# I con go school go register for school //~~

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# I con go school go register for school

I then went to school to register.

[55] tree

~~# na dere >+ I con start school o //= con start school //~~

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# na dere >+ I con start school o = con start school

It was from there that I started school.

[56] tree

~~# I dey go school |c # and I dey come back dey stay house //~~

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# I dey go school |c # and I dey come back dey stay house

I went to school and then came back home to stay.

[57] tree

~~# I tell my uncle sey [ uncle < me I no fit stay for house again o //] //~~

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# I tell my uncle sey [ uncle < me I no fit stay for house again o ]

I told my uncle I could not stay at home any longer.

[58] tree

~~# { if I dey come back || if I don come back } for school < # mah go dey find work weh I wan learn //~~

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# { if I dey come back || if I don come back } for school < # mah go dey find work weh I wan learn

If I come back, if I am back from school, I should find a job to learn.

[59] tree

~~# my uncle say # [ wetin be my problem meh me I wan learn work ?//] //~~

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# my uncle say # [ wetin be my problem meh me I wan learn work ?]

My uncle asked what my problem was and why I wanted to learn a trade.

[60] tree

~~# I say [ uncle < # di problem be sey [ now < # nobody know how tomorrow go be ] //] //~~

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# I say [ uncle < # di problem be sey [ now < # nobody know how tomorrow go be ] ]

I said uncle, the problem is, nobody knows what the future will bring.

[61] tree

~~maybe I fit con finish junior WAEC now //~~

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maybe I fit con finish junior WAEC now

Maybe I can finish the junior WAEC.

[62] tree

~~# I no see money to # go back to school again //~~

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# I no see money to # go back to school again

I don't have any money to go back to school.

[63] tree

~~# or e see as eh money now < # no dey come like dat before again ?//~~

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# or e see as eh money now < # no dey come like dat before again ?

Or look at how, uh... money is now, it doesn’t flow like before any more.

[64] tree

~~# my uncle con say okay //~~

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# my uncle con say okay

So my uncle said 'okay.'

[65] tree

~~sey wetin me I wan go learn now ?//~~

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sey wetin me I wan go learn now ?

What did I want to learn?

[66] tree

~~# I tell am sey [ I wan go learn barbing salon //] //~~

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# I tell am sey [ I wan go learn barbing salon ]

I told him I wanted to learn to cut hair.

[67] tree

~~# e say [ okay mah go now ] //~~

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# e say [ okay mah go now ]

He said okay, I should go for it.

[68] tree

~~# I con go meet one man wah I know //~~

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# I con go meet one man wah I know

Then I went to meet a guy I knew.

[69] tree

~~# I con tell am sey [ I wan learn work for im hand ] //~~

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# I con tell am sey [ I wan learn work for im hand ]

I told him I wanted to learn a job from him.

[70] tree

~~# di man say [ okay # meh me I go call my uncle come ] //~~

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# di man say [ okay # meh me I go call my uncle come ]

He said okay, I should go call my uncle.

[71] tree

~~# naim I tell am sey [ okay before I go go call my uncle come < # e go give me { wetin |c and wetin } we go bring ] //~~

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# naim I tell am sey [ okay before I go go call my uncle come < # e go give me { wetin |c and wetin } we go bring ]

I told him okay, before I go call my uncle, he'll tell me what to bring

[72] tree

~~# before I go go tell my uncle < meh know wetin e go bring //~~

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# before I go go tell my uncle < meh know wetin e go bring

Before I go tell my uncle, let me know what he meeds to bring.

[73] tree

~~# e say okay //~~

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# e say okay

He said okay.

[74] tree

~~sey we go buy { { crate of mineral |c # and some biscuit } |c # with money } //~~

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sey we go buy { { crate of mineral |c # and some biscuit } |c # with money }

We'll get crates of soft drinks, and some cookies, and money.

[75] tree

~~sey as e know me < meh we bring eight thousand //~~

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sey as e know me < meh we bring eight thousand

Since he knows me, we'll bring eight thousand naira.

[76] tree

~~# I say okay //~~

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# I say okay

I said okay.

[77] tree

~~# I go meet my uncle //~~

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# I go meet my uncle

I went to meet my uncle.

[78] tree

~~naim my uncle con say [ okay tomorrow morning < before im go work < # meh me I carry am go dere ] //~~

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naim my uncle con say [ okay tomorrow morning < before im go work < # meh me I carry am go dere ]

So my uncle said okay, tomorrow morning, before he goes to work, I'll take him there.

[79] tree

~~# we con go dere //= we con meet di man //~~

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# we con go dere = we con meet di man

So we went there and met the guy

[80] tree

~~# e con tell di man di day weh e go bring { al~ || everytin } weh di man talk //~~

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# e con tell di man di day weh e go bring { al~ || everytin } weh di man talk

He told the guy that he would bring al-, everything he had listed.

[81] tree

~~# di man say [ okay meh me I start to dey learn work today ] //~~

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# di man say [ okay meh me I start to dey learn work today ]

The man said okay, I can start learning today.

[82] tree

~~# I con dey dey learn work o //~~

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# I con dey dey learn work o

I then stayed there learning the trade.

[83] tree

~~# naim my uncle con bring everytin come //~~

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# naim my uncle con bring everytin come

Then my uncle brought everything.

[84] tree

~~# di man say # [ na five years >+ me I go dey im hand # meh me I learn di work ] //~~

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# di man say # [ na five years >+ me I go dey im hand # meh me I learn di work ]

The man said I'd stay with him for five years to learn the job.

[85] tree

~~# I con tell am sey [ toh but if I sabi before dat five years nko < # I fit go open my own shop right ?//] //~~

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# I con tell am sey [ toh but if I sabi before dat five years nko < # I fit go open my own shop right ?]

I then told him 'well, but what if I master the skills before the five years, I can go open my own shop, right?'

[86] tree

~~e say [ eh but I go do freedom first before I go open my own shop ] //~~

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e say [ eh but I go do freedom first before I go open my own shop ]

He said yes but I will graduate first before I go open my own shop.

[87] tree

~~# I say [ okay if na dat one < no problem !//] //~~

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# I say [ okay if na dat one < no problem !]

I said 'okay, if that's it, no problem.'

[88] tree

~~# con { dey work |r dey work |r dey work |r dey work } o //~~

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# con { dey work |r dey work |r dey work |r dey work } o

So I continued working on and on and on.

[89] tree

~~con reach # when I wan write junior WAEC //~~

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con reach # when I wan write junior WAEC

Until the time came that I wanted to write the junior WAEC.

[90] tree

~~# I con sabi { di work now |c # and money } //~~

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# I con sabi { di work now |c # and money }

I already mastered the job and was making money.

[91] tree

~~I con see sey # [ dis our country < # tins # go con dey hard now ] //~~

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I con see sey # [ dis our country < # tins # go con dey hard now ]

I then realized that in this country of ours, things were starting to become difficult.

[92] tree

~~# I con tell my oga sey [ toh # e get one work weh me I see o ] //~~

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# I con tell my oga sey [ toh # e get one work weh me I see o ]

I then told my boss 'Well, there is this job I found.'

[93] tree

~~# mah go do |c and dem go pay me money //~~

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# mah go do |c and dem go pay me money

'Let me go do it and they will pay me.'

[94] tree

~~# so dat if de pay me di money < mah see money wah go con do freedom //~~

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# so dat if de pay me di money < mah see money wah go con do freedom

'So if they pay me, I will get the money for my graduation.'

[95] tree

~~# my oga say [ okay < meh me I go now ] //~~

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# my oga say [ okay < meh me I go now ]

My boss said 'okay', I should go.

[96] tree

~~# sey # as far as # di place weh me I dey go good < # meh me I dey careful for dere //~~

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# sey # as far as # di place weh me I dey go good < # meh me I dey careful for dere

As long as place I was going was good, I should be careful there.

[97] tree

~~I say okay //~~

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I say okay

I said 'okay.'

[98] tree

~~# I con dey o //~~

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# I con dey o

I was there.

[99] tree

~~# con go dey work //~~

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# con go dey work

I went to work.

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~~# after I work wey di woman dey pay me my money < # I come from dere finish my junior WAEC //~~

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# after I work wey di woman dey pay me my money < # I come from dere finish my junior WAEC

After I worked and the woman paid me, I started completing the junior WAEC.

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