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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

~~# before I con go find money < # my uncle con give me some money //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__101

# before I con go find money < # my uncle con give me some money

Before I could get the money, my uncle gave me some.

[2] tree

~~# I go register for # { secondary || senior } secondary school //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__102

# I go register for # { secondary || senior } secondary school

I went to register for senior high.

[3] tree

~~# na dere >+ I con { dey go school || dey go school } till { last year |a two thousand and sixteen } # wah wan write # WAEC //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__103

# na dere >+ I con { dey go school || dey go school } till { last year |a two thousand and sixteen } # wah wan write # WAEC

From there I went to school until the last year, two thousand and sixteen, when I wanted to write the WAEC.

[4] tree

~~# sometime sef < to pay school fees < # { I go con || # I no go see money to pay quick } //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__104

# sometime sef < to pay school fees < # { I go con || # I no go see money to pay quick }

Even sometimes, to pay tuition, I would, I wouldn't have the money to pay on time.

[5] tree

~~# de go con dey pursue me dey come house //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__105

# de go con dey pursue me dey come house

So they would send me home.

[6] tree

~~# like some one week < I no go go school //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__106

# like some one week < I no go go school

I didn't go to school for like a week.

[7] tree

~~# I say [ mah go find labourer work ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__107

# I say [ mah go find labourer work ]

I said let me go and get a manual job.

[8] tree

~~maybe I go fit get school fees # wey a go pay # so dat meh my uncle dey support me for di remain one wey I no get //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__108

maybe I go fit get school fees # wey a go pay # so dat meh my uncle dey support me for di remain one wey I no get

Maybe I would get something to pay my tuition so my uncle could help me with the rest.

[9] tree

~~# I con dey do //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__109

# I con dey do

I was working.

[10] tree

~~# reach di time when we wan write WAEC //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__110

# reach di time when we wan write WAEC

Until the time we wanted to write the WAEC.

[11] tree

~~# I no con get money //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__111

# I no con get money

I couldn't make money.

[12] tree

~~# and my uncle < # e no con get money //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__112

# and my uncle < # e no con get money

And my uncle didn't have any money either.

[13] tree

~~and # one of im inlaw dey sick sef //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__113

and # one of im inlaw dey sick sef

One of his in-laws was even sick.

[14] tree

~~# all money wey im get < # e con carry am go pay im hospital bill //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__114

# all money wey im get < # e con carry am go pay im hospital bill

All the money he had, he used for his hospital bills.

[15] tree

~~# and from there < I con tell my uncle one day sey # [ see WAEC now //= # e don come now ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__115

# and from there < I con tell my uncle one day sey # [ see WAEC now = # e don come now ]

From there, one day, I told my uncle 'look at the WAEC, the WAEC is here.'

[16] tree

~~# people don dey register //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__116

# people don dey register

People had started registering.

[17] tree

~~me < I never register //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__117

me < I never register

I never registered.

[18] tree

~~how me I go take write now ?//~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__118

how me I go take write now ?

So how will I take the exam?

[19] tree

~~# my uncle say [ toh if me I no write dis year < # meh me I no vex sey # [ I go go find work do |c and im too go try im best ] ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__119

# my uncle say [ toh if me I no write dis year < # meh me I no vex sey # [ I go go find work do |c and im too go try im best ] ]

My uncle said well, if I didn't do it this year, I shouldn't get angry, I should go get a job and he too would try his best.

[20] tree

~~# till next year me I fit go write //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__120

# till next year me I fit go write

The following year, I might be able to take the exam.

[21] tree

~~# I tell my uncle sey [ okay now # moh dey see how # God go do //] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__121

# I tell my uncle sey [ okay now # moh dey see how # God go do ]

I told my uncle 'okay, let's see what God can do.'

[22] tree

~~# I con dey //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__122

# I con dey

I was there hoping.

[23] tree

~~work no dey o //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__123

work no dey o

I had no job.

[24] tree

~~I { find work |r find work |r find work } //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__124

I { find work |r find work |r find work }

I kept looking for a job.

[25] tree

~~# work no dey //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__125

# work no dey

There was no job.

[26] tree

~~# complete almost half a year < # I no see any work do //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__126

# complete almost half a year < # I no see any work do

For almost half a year, I didn't find any job.

[27] tree

~~# one day < my uncle con tell me sey [ im get one place wey im see ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__127

# one day < my uncle con tell me sey [ im get one place wey im see ]

One day, my uncle told me he'd seen a place.

[28] tree

~~# meh im carry me go dere mah go work //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__128

# meh im carry me go dere mah go work

I should let him take me there to work.

[29] tree

~~# I con go dere //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__129

# I con go dere

I went.

[30] tree

~~after work one month < # month don end < meh di woman pay me money //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__130

after work one month < # month don end < meh di woman pay me money

After working for a month, at the end of the month, the woman should pay me.

[31] tree

~~# di madam say # [ money no dey im hand now ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__131

# di madam say # [ money no dey im hand now ]

The woman said she didn't have the money.

[32] tree

~~meh me I wait for some week //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__132

meh me I wait for some week

I should wait a few weeks.

[33] tree

~~# I con say [ some week ?//] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__133

# I con say [ some week ?]

I repeated 'a few weeks?'

[34] tree

~~e say eh //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__134

e say eh

She said 'yes.'

[35] tree

~~# and dat time < # { years don dey || time of WAEC don dey reach } //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__135

# and dat time < # { years don dey || time of WAEC don dey reach }

Years had passed, and the WAEC was coming up.

[36] tree

~~# I say [ okay no wahala now !// //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__136

# I say [ okay no wahala now !

I said 'okay, no problem.'

[37] tree

~~# I con wait o //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__137

# I con wait o

I waited.

[38] tree

~~# con reach di day weh di woman wan give me money //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__138

# con reach di day weh di woman wan give me money

Until the day the woman wanted to pay me.

[39] tree

~~e give me money say [ toh # me I no fit continue work again ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__139

e give me money say [ toh # me I no fit continue work again ]

She paid me and said well, I couldn't keep working.

[40] tree

~~I say [ ah wetin be di problem ?//] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__140

I say [ ah wetin be di problem ?]

I said 'hey! What's the problem?'

[41] tree

~~# e say [ e no fit dey owe me money again ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__141

# e say [ e no fit dey owe me money again ]

She said she couldn't keep owing me money.

[42] tree

~~# sey di one weh # me I work now < to pay for me < e dey hard for am //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__142

# sey di one weh # me I work now < to pay for me < e dey hard for am

That even for the work I just did, paying me was difficult.

[43] tree

~~# I say [ okay now < no problem !//] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__143

# I say [ okay now < no problem !]

I said 'okay, no problem!'

[44] tree

~~# naim I con go back //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__144

# naim I con go back

That was how I went back.

[45] tree

~~# con reach dis year again to go write WAEC //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__145

# con reach dis year again to go write WAEC

This year I'm going to take the WAEC exam again.

[46] tree

~~# na dis year own ma >+ con worse pass //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__146

# na dis year own ma >+ con worse pass

This year is the worst.

[47] tree

~~# I no see any work do throughout dis year at all //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__147

# I no see any work do throughout dis year at all

I haven't had any work this year at all.

[48] tree

~~# even to succeed sef < { na by || # na by } God grace //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__148

# even to succeed sef < { na by || # na by } God grace

Even getting by is by God's grace.

[49] tree

~~# now I take dey manage //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__149

# now I take dey manage

Now I am managing.

[50] tree

~~# I con say [ toh my uncle < dis year again o < I no go write WAEC again ?//] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__150

# I con say [ toh my uncle < dis year again o < I no go write WAEC again ?]

Then I said 'well, uncle, can't I take the WAEC exam this year?'

[51] tree

~~# my uncle say [ toh money no dey im hand ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__151

# my uncle say [ toh money no dey im hand ]

My uncle said 'well, he doesn't have any money.'

[52] tree

~~sey WAEC now < na thirty eight thousand >+ de dey write o //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__152

sey WAEC now < na thirty eight thousand >+ de dey write o

Taking the WAEC exam costs thirty eight thousand naira now.

[53] tree

~~# I say [ before me I go write WAEC now < # de go hold almost like # fifty thousand ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__153

# I say [ before me I go write WAEC now < # de go hold almost like # fifty thousand ]

I said that before I take the WAEC, I need almost fifty thousand.

[54] tree

~~sey meh me I # register { NECO |c and WAEC } togeder now //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__154

sey meh me I # register { NECO |c and WAEC } togeder now

Let me register for the NECO and WAEC together.

[55] tree

~~# everytin go be big money //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__155

# everytin go be big money

Everything will cost a lot of money.

[56] tree

~~# I say okay //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__156

# I say okay

I said 'okay.'

[57] tree

~~e say [ di tin weh we go do be sey # [ if year don dey end # me I go go for lesson ] ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__157

e say [ di tin weh we go do be sey # [ if year don dey end # me I go go for lesson ] ]

He said 'what we will do is, at the end of the year, I will go for coaching classes.'

[58] tree

~~# meh me I go take lesson //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__158

# meh me I go take lesson

Let me go and take classes.

[59] tree

~~# I say okay //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__159

# I say okay

I said 'okay.'

[60] tree

~~e con reach { one certain time || last two month } weh de dey write JAMB //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__160

e con reach { one certain time || last two month } weh de dey write JAMB

There came a time, two months ago, when they were sitting for the JAMB.

[61] tree

~~# I tell my uncle sey [ toh JAMB don come //= I fit follow dem go write o ?//] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__161

# I tell my uncle sey [ toh JAMB don come = I fit follow dem go write o ?]

I told my uncle 'Well, the JAMB is here, can I go take it too?'

[62] tree

~~# my uncle say [ toh me I fit go write ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__162

# my uncle say [ toh me I fit go write ]

My uncle said well, I could go take it.

[63] tree

~~e say [ but # wetin me I wan go # read dere now # wey me I never see how di tin go be //] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__163

e say [ but # wetin me I wan go # read dere now # wey me I never see how di tin go be ]

But he asked what I wanted to study there, since I did not know what it would be like.

[64] tree

~~# I say [ toh # me I sabi # operate computer { small |r small } //] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__164

# I say [ toh # me I sabi # operate computer { small |r small } ]

I said 'well, I know a bit about computers.'

[65] tree

~~# so anyhow weh be before de go start < # de go teach us { lesson || how we go take do || # how we con go dere } //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__165

# so anyhow weh be before de go start < # de go teach us { lesson || how we go take do || # how we con go dere }

But before they start, they will teach us how to go about it and so we went there.

[66] tree

~~# my uncle say [ okay meh me I go # ask # [ how much for di registration ] ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__166

# my uncle say [ okay meh me I go # ask # [ how much for di registration ] ]

My uncle said I should go ask how much registration would cost.

[67] tree

~~# I con go //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__167

# I con go

I went.

[68] tree

~~# de con tell me sey # [ na { five |r five } >+ na im dem dey do am ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__168

# de con tell me sey # [ na { five |r five } >+ na im dem dey do am ]

They told me it is five, five, that is how they do it.

[69] tree

~~# I con meet my uncle sey [ see di money weh de say [ de dey pay o ] ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__169

# I con meet my uncle sey [ see di money weh de say [ de dey pay o ] ]

Then I went to meet my uncle and told him the price.

[70] tree

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

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__170

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

My uncle said okay, I should go.

[71] tree

~~# meh me I come //= meh im go borrow di money give me //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__171

# meh me I come = meh im go borrow di money give me

I should come, he would go borrow the money to give me.

[72] tree

~~# I con come //= e con borrow di money //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__172

# I con come = e con borrow di money

I came and he borrowed the money.

[73] tree

~~# con give me //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__173

# con give me

Then he gave it to me.

[74] tree

~~# con go register //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__174

# con go register

I went to register.

[75] tree

~~# after register < { con || # I con } write di JAMB //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__175

# after register < { con || # I con } write di JAMB

After I registered, I took the JAMB exam.

[76] tree

~~# after write di jamb now < I con dey now //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__176

# after write di jamb now < I con dey now

After I took it, I was biding my time.

[77] tree

~~# so my uncle con ask me one day sey # [ dis result now < e say [ if me I collect now < # where me I wan go now ?//] ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__177

# so my uncle con ask me one day sey # [ dis result now < e say [ if me I collect now < # where me I wan go now ?] ]

So then, one day, my uncle asked about the result, and if I passed, where I would want to go afterwards.

[78] tree

~~# sey # me I go go university |c or I go &//~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__178

# sey # me I go go university |c or I go &

Would I go to a university or would I go...?

[79] tree

~~# I say [ toh even though I go go university < I never get WAEC # result o ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__179

# I say [ toh even though I go go university < I never get WAEC # result o ]

I said 'well, even though I will go to university, I do not have my WAEC results yet.'

[80] tree

~~I no fit go like dat o //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__180

I no fit go like dat o

'I can't go like that.'

[81] tree

~~# e say okay //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__181

# e say okay

He said 'okay.'

[82] tree

~~# sey [ money now no dey to write WAEC ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__182

# sey [ money now no dey to write WAEC ]

There was no money for the WAEC.

[83] tree

~~# na # university >+ me I wan go //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__183

# na # university >+ me I wan go

I want to go to university.

[84] tree

~~# I say [ toh moh dey see wetin God go do for us now //] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__184

# I say [ toh moh dey see wetin God go do for us now ]

I said 'well, then let us see what God will do for us.'

[85] tree

~~# and dis one wey our # country now < # notin dey at all again //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__185

# and dis one wey our # country now < # notin dey at all again

Especially, with the way our country is at the moment, we don't have anything anymore.

[86] tree

~~even # people weh de dey work for government sef < # de dey complain now sey [ { de || money no dey deir own hand too } ] //~~

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ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__186

even # people weh de dey work for government sef < # de dey complain now sey [ { de || money no dey deir own hand too } ]

Even people who are working for the government, they're complaining about not having any money either.

[87] tree

~~ah my people o < I dey greet una //~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__1

ah my people o < I dey greet una

Greetings, guys.

[88] tree

~~# so # I just wan talk ehn # about ehn # women battering //~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__2

# so # I just wan talk ehn # about ehn # women battering

So, I just want to talk uh... about uh... wife beating.

[89] tree

~~# una no understand wetin di women ba~ &?//~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__3

# una no understand wetin di women ba~ &?

You do not understand what the women ba-...?

[90] tree

~~{ di || di } way wey de dey { beat |r beat } women //~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__4

{ di || di } way wey de dey { beat |r beat } women

The, the, way they beat, beat women.

[91] tree

~~# di way wey de mu~ //~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__5

# di way wey de mu~

The way that they mu-.

[92] tree

~~# di way de no dey even dey treat # ehn women # as in like human beings //~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__6

# di way de no dey even dey treat # ehn women # as in like human beings

The way they do not even treat uh...women like human beings.

[93] tree

~~# I no know o //~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__7

# I no know o

I really don’t know.

[94] tree

~~dat thing dey really dey happen for Nigeria { well |r well } //~~

s-194

ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__8

dat thing dey really dey happen for Nigeria { well |r well }

This really does happen a lot in Nigeria.

[95] tree

~~# person go marry //= # e put woman for house //= # e no know sey [ e no like di woman before ] //~~

s-195

ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__9

# person go marry = # e put woman for house = # e no know sey [ e no like di woman before ]

A person will get married, he will have a woman move in, he doesn't know he never liked the woman.

[96] tree

~~# why e come marry am ?//~~

s-196

ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__10

# why e come marry am ?

Why did he marry her then?

[97] tree

~~# na wetin I don't just know //~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__11

# na wetin I don't just know

That is what I just don’t know.

[98] tree

~~# later < # even if na money < e no get //~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__12

# later < # even if na money < e no get

Later, even if it's money he doesn’t have.

[99] tree

~~# and just try make you just eh do som~ &//~~

s-199

ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__13

# and just try make you just eh do som~ &

And you just try uh... to do som-...

[100] tree

~~even if na to even leave di house < make you even leave di house !//~~

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ABJ_INF_10_Women-Battering_MG__14

even if na to even leave di house < make you even leave di house !

Even if it is leaving the house, you should even leave the house!

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