Universal Dependencies - Naija - NSC

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__66

# as I sit down < # na so >+ one client come dey meet me

As I sat down, this one client was trying to get to know me.

s-602

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__67

# e come start dey give me one kind gist

Then he started telling me some funny gossip.

s-603

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__68

I just look di guy

I just looked at the guy.

s-604

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__69

# di gist be sey [ e say a'ah ]

The gossip is that, he said, ahah!

s-605

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__70

# sey im hear sey # di woman # wey own dis place ( im no know sey [ na my mama ] ) || # sey di woman wey own dis place # sey na only one pikin >+ she get

He heard that the woman who owns this place (he didn't know she was my mother), he said that the woman who owns this place, that she only has one child.

s-606

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__71

# a'ah !

Ahah!

s-607

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__72

I say [ haba Simbo wetin dis guy dey talk ?]

I said, ahah, Simbo what's this guy saying?

s-608

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__73

# only one pikin >+ she get ?

She has only one child?

s-609

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__74

# and she no get husband = # and na her boy friend &

And she doesn't have a husband, and it's her boyfriend...

s-610

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__75

she dey || she dey sleep wit all dese { young |r young } men

She is... she is sleeping with all these young men.

s-611

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__76

# and na im >+ dey give am

And he's the one giving it to her.

s-612

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__77

# my people < you see dis kind problem ?

My people, do you see this kind of problem?

s-613

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__78

# I no know

I don't know...

s-614

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__79

# why rumours ?

Why rumours?

s-615

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__80

why we too dey carry rumours ?

Why do we really like spreading rumours?

s-616

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__81

# you no know your fact

You don't have the facts.

s-617

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__82

you no know anyting

You don't know anything.

s-618

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__83

# now I con call dis guy later on

Now, I called this guy later on.

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__84

# di next day < # I leave am make im dey talk im talk

The next day, I let him say all he had to say.

s-620

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__85

# we { laugh |r laugh |r laugh }

We laughed all through.

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__86

# next day < I come call am aside

Then the next day, I called him aside.

s-622

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__87

I say # [ come != make me !] &

I said, come let me...

s-623

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__88

ah { my || my || my } chairman < come != moh we talk != moh we yarn !

Ah, come on boss, come, let's talk, let's talk.

s-624

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__89

# I come pull am to one side |c tell am sey # [ see # dat your story { wey you hear || wey you || wey } you dey yarn yesterday < dat tory you tell me yesterday < # di ting no sweet me ]

I then pulled him to one side and told him 'look, that story of yours you heard, that you... that you were telling me yesterday... that story you told me yesterday, it did not please me.'

s-625

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__90

# because < dis gym < # na my mama gym

'Because this gym, is my mother's gym.'

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__91

# first of < # she get children

'First and foremost, she has children.'

s-627

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__92

no be just one pikin >+ she get

'She doesn’t have just one child.'

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__93

# she get children

'She has several children.'

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__94

I be her last pikin

'I am her last child.'

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__95

# and # me wey dey talk to you < I senior you wit like { two |c three } years

'And me, talking to you, I am older than you by two or three years.'

s-631

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__96

# we get oder four &

'We have four more...'

s-632

KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__97

# I get four siblings

'I have four siblings.'

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__98

# some of dem { don marry |c don get children } finish

'Some of them are married with children.'

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__99

# so # and di fact wey be sey [ de talk sey [ she dey follow young men ] ] < my mama is happily married

'So... and the fact that... you were saying that she is chasing after young men, my mother is happily married.'

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__100

# my papa dey alive

'My father is alive.'

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__101

# so na so >+ one tin led to anoder |c I con become good friends wit dis client

So, that's how one thing led to another and I then I became good friends with this client.

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__102

# and ehm as God con bless us extra < # we con move from Murtala Square

And uh... as God blessed us even more, we moved from Murtala Square.

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__103

# God bless us = we con buy our land = # we come build our structure ontop am

God blessed us, then we bought our land and we built our structure on it.

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KAD_09_Kabir-Gymnasium_MG__104

# till today < # dis client # { still dey come || still dey come } dis gym |c # and im don become # like family to us now

Even today, this client still comes in, still comes to this gym and, he has become, like a part of our family now.

s-640

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__1

alright if you listening to me < # dis one na my own little parsee of # how my first day { of || at } { ehn school || Kaduna State University basically } # was

Alright, if you're listening to me, this is my own little story of how my first day of... at uh... school, Kaduna State University basically went.

s-641

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__2

# so { before |r before } I bin dey hear sey [ university na one kind big place wey be sey you just come # you know # meet people as in ]

So a long time ago, I was hearing that the university is a big place where you come to, you know, and meet people, as in...

s-642

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__3

# my own mindset towards dis tings be sey # you &

My mindset towards these things is that you...

s-643

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__4

when you enter university < # you get to meet { di big shots |c # different kind of guys } like dat |c but # mehn di kind picture wey I con see for dere mehn < # di part time tire me walahi

When you get into the university, you get to meet the big shots, different kinds of people, but guys, the kind of picture I saw over there, guys... I got tired of the part time program, I swear to God.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__5

# so when I enter now < # as per # jambitos now < di usual parade be sey # [ university de no get assembly ]

So when I came in as a freshman, the usual practice is that in college, students don't gather together on the assembly ground.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__6

# I con jam one guy now

So I met a guy, by chance.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__7

# I con dey like reason wit di guy

I started enjoying hanging out with the guy.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__8

guy < # what 's up now ?

Man, what's up?

s-648

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__9

where be di assembly ground ?

Where's the assembly ground?

s-649

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__10

# dis guys laugh me ehn

This guy really laughed at me.

s-650

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__11

# mtschew

Mstchew.

s-651

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__12

# kai e no easy dat day

Man, it was not easy that day.

s-652

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__13

I bin reason like sey [ make I just like # call am quit ]

I started thinking that I should just like... call it quits.

s-653

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__14

make I just dey go back to my papa house

I should just go back to my dad's.

s-654

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__15

but # worst get to worst < I gats move on

But if the worst happens, I have to move on.

s-655

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__16

# na life >+ be dat

That's life.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__17

# so # onto di level now < # I push forward = dey ask one or two questions like dat = con meet some kind people

So on that note, I pushed on, asking one or two questions, and I met some kinds of people.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__18

# di way de look me sef < you know di way I dress as per tinking sey [ # onto a big boy level < a jambito coming as a fresher ( you know ) want to get eh # di university life into my head like dat ]

In fact, the way they looked at me, you know the way I dress, thinking that becoming a big boy... a new student, coming in as a freshman (you know), wanting to get uh... a hold on the university life.

s-658

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__19

# so # we con get to # a level wey be sey # [ we finished registration ]

So we came to a point where we finished registrations.

s-659

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__20

after some weeks like dat < de con tell us sey [ make we start lecture ]

After a few weeks, we were asked to start classes.

s-660

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__21

# I bin tink sey na dat kind secondary school something wey be sey [ { we go con || we talking } ] # you know

I was thinking that it's that kind of secondary school thing where we will be... we'll be talking, you know.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__22

# aha !

Aha!

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__23

# di ting tire me

I was fed up.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__24

# I con dey like spark for one of my guy

Then I was complaining to one of my friends.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__25

I say [ bros < # na so >+ di university dey ?]

I said, 'guys, is this how things work in the university?'

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__26

# which kind uniform we wear now ?

'What kind of uniforms do we wear?'

s-666

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__27

na short knicker |c abi na # long trouser |c abi na long sleeve |c abi which one ?

'Is it shorts or pants; long sleeve shirts or what?'

s-667

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__28

# you know base on my secondary school experience

You know, based on my secondary school experience.

s-668

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__29

but # di whole university ting was like a different gig for my liking

But the whole college thing was like a totally different experience.

s-669

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__30

# so # when di lecture start now < # as per di usual parade < # con see chicks = see guys

So when lectures started, as usual, there were lots of girls and guys.

s-670

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__31

everybody dey bubble |c dey shuffle > you know

Everyone was giggling, moving around, you know.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__32

# so # first lecture come

So had the very first lecture.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__33

# I no go forget am

I won't forget it.

s-673

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__34

Maths 101

Math 101.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__35

mehn e no easy # after some years like dat for just some kind maths though usually no dulling as per kd guy now

Guys, it was not easy to solve some kinds of math after several years, but usually as a Kaduna guy there's no messing around.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__36

# patapata na { one |r one } o

It's a win-win situation, at most.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__37

# no dey lose

No loss.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__38

# we gader draw

We got a draw.

s-678

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__39

# after di lecture now < we comot

When the lecture was over, we got going.

s-679

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__40

# na den >+ I know wetin de call school market

That was when I got to know what they call the school market.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__41

# kai you no need to try di kind jamz wey dey dere !

Man, you don't need to try the kind of things there!

s-681

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__42

see restaurant != see fries !

Check out the restaurants, check out the fries!

s-682

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__43

# different kind of tings like dat dey you know

There are different kinds of things there, you know.

s-683

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__44

wey be sey e go like shorten somebody pocket

Which will drain your pocket.

s-684

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__45

# but dat side attraction no too capture me o

But those side attractions didn't really grab me.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__46

# but mehn when I get to see di # kind babes wey dey dere < mehn my eye shun

But guys, when I saw the kind of ladies that were there, guys, I was overwhelmed.

s-686

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__47

# mtschew !

Mstchew!

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__48

# I con dey reason

Then I started thinking.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__49

# na school >+ carry me come |c abi na chicks >+ carry me come ?

Is it for school I came here or is it for the birds?

s-689

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__50

but onto some kind level like dat < { man must || # you know man must } flex like dat now

But when you get to a level like that, a guy's gotta... you know, a guy's gotta show off.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__51

# so # as go con dey go now < I con # jam one chick like dat

So as things unfold, I came in contact with a lady.

s-691

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__52

# her name na # Deborah like dat

Her name is Deborah.

s-692

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__53

so # we con get to dey flenjo now

We got to the point where we were enjoying being together.

s-693

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__54

# so me and dis chick con dey relate onto # one on one level

So this lady and I started a one on one relationship.

s-694

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__55

and lucky enough for me sef < di babe na jambito like me

And luckily enough, the babe is a freshman like myself.

s-695

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__56

# she too no get experience

She also lacks experience.

s-696

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__57

{ me |c and her } are di same blind horses dey like run for di same # dark eh dis ting

She and I are the same blind horses that like to run in the same dark uh... this thing.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__58

# so we con enter restaurant now

So we went into a restaurant.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__59

# as per a sharp guy < # dis ting con dey reason sey [ na me >+ go # pay for her own food matter ]

As a sharp guy, it occurred to me that I'll be the one to pay for her meal.

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KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__60

as in kai # agbada don hook wire today >+ be dat !

In other words, it means man, I'm stuck!

s-700

KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__61

# I reason my body { up |c and down }

I sized up the situation at hand.